Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Dec 05, 2023

ACLU and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media

Private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.

Issue Areas: Free Speech Privacy & Technology

Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton

Nov 29, 2023

ACLU Endorses New Senate Bill Banning TSA from Using Facial Recognition Technology in Airports

WASHINGTON — Today Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the Transportation Sec...

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology

Nov 27, 2023

ACLU and Digital Rights Groups Support Nonprofit in Lawsuit Over Its Reports Critical of Content on X

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Univ...

Issue Areas: Free Speech Privacy & Technology

Nov 07, 2023

ACLU Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act to Rein in Warrantless Government Surveillance

Sens. Wyden and Lee’s Bill Would Protect Americans Against Several Types of Warrantless U.S. Government Surveillance

Issue Areas: National Security Privacy & Technology

Oct 03, 2023

New ACLU Report Shines Light on Shadowy EdTech Surveillance Industry and the Dangerous Consequences of Surveillance in Schools

ACLU Urges Schools to Protect Students and Promote Better Student Surveillance Technology Decision-Making

Issue Areas: National Security Privacy & Technology Free Speech

Sep 28, 2023

ACLU Applauds Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Report and Urges Congress to Fundamentally Reform Section 702

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Called for Major Changes to Law the Government Uses to Warrantlessly Surveil Americans’ International Communications

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology

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