Press Releases

Demand Progress Supports Khanna/Massie Iran Resolution

Americans Want Lower Grocery Bills, Not Another Regime Change War in the Middle East Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced that he and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) will attempt to force a vote next week on a war powers resolution for Iran. The U.S. military continues to send warships and fighter … Continued

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OpenAI Recklessness Shows Need for State AI Laws

AI Companies Dismiss Safety Warnings in Pursuit of Profits Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI fired a top safety executive after she warned that a new “adult mode” for ChatGPT would harm users and that the company’s child-exploitation safeguards weren’t effective enough. Last month, Reuters reported that Meta employees … Continued

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Zuckerberg Funds Pro-AI PACs After Letting Chatbots Flirt with Minors

Washington, D.C. — On Monday, Politico reported that Meta gave $65 million to two super-PACs working to weaken state AI safeguards in California and across the country. Last week, Reuters reported that messages from Meta employees warned that Mark Zuckerberg “had rejected creating parental controls for the chatbots, and that staffers were working on ‘Romance … Continued

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Don Lemon’s Arrest Continues Trump’s Attack on a Free Press

Washington, D.C. — On Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that journalist Don Lemon was arrested at her direction. Federal judges had already rejected attempts by the U.S. Department of Justice to secure a warrant to arrest Lemon. This arrest comes amid the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to silence the press covering grassroots reactions to … Continued

Letters

Advocates Ask Congress to Investigate FBI’s Search of Washington Post Reporter

Washington, D.C. — On Friday, Demand Progress and 16 other press freedoms, human rights, and civil liberties groups asked Congress to investigate the FBI’s unprecedented raid of a Washington Post reporter’s home. In a letter sent to House and Senate committee leadership, the organizations warned that the FBI’s search possibly violates federal law and raises … Continued