Dear Friend,

I know, I know — usually when you get an email from a lawyer it’s bad news, right? Well, in this case it’s GOOD news, because I wanted to give you a quick update on the legal work we’re doing to stop the dangerous and destructive EARN IT Act in its tracks.

I’m one of the attorneys on the Free Press Action legal team, working at the intersection of racial justice, technology, and internet policy. Honestly I love my job, because it means I get to use my law degree to help people, and make the internet safer for everyone. I hope you’ll contribute what you can to support the critical legal work we’re doing at Free Press Action while a donor is matching all donations.

Let me give you an inside look into what we’re working on with the EARN IT Act. This bill threatens all online communications and the encryption technologies used to secure those conversations. If passed, the legislation would seriously threaten the First and Fourth amendments by opening a door to the government screening online content and suppressing speech.

The Free Press Action legal team is working hard, pointing out to members of Congress and their staff who are considering the EARN IT Act all the ways that it would cause real harm.

Here’s where you come in: Our legal team really relies on individual donors to fund our work, because Free Press Action doesn’t take any money from business, government or political parties. This means we’re never compromised in any of the work we do — but it does mean we have to ask for donations more frequently to fund the work.

And right now, a generous donor is matching all gifts up to $10,000. That means that if you decide to donate now, your donation will be DOUBLED — meaning my team can do twice as much to stop the dangerous and destructive EARN IT Act.

All of us at Free Press Action — including millions of activists just like you — are hard at work reshaping the tech and media landscape to be more equitable, more fair and more truthful. It’s not easy — we’re up against powerful and well-funded opposition, and we could really use your help. I hope you’ll step up with a matched donation today.

Thank you for fighting the good fight alongside me. I mean it when I say I couldn’t do my job without you.

Sincerely,

Carmen Scurato
Associate Legal Director
Free Press and Free Press Action
freepress.net

P.S. Did I mention the match? A generous donor will match every donation made until March 31 dollar for dollar. That means your gift will be DOUBLED! Donate now.