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How Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Impacts Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

Recently, companies, nonprofits, schools, schools that are also nonprofits, consultants and educators have been caught in a windstorm of confusion over the implementation of two Florida laws.

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Federal court blocks Texas law banning ‘viewpoint discrimination’ on social media

The Verge

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that aimed to limit large social platforms’ ability to moderate content on the grounds that it is likely to violate the First Amendment. Private companies that use editorial judgment to choose whether to publish content.cannot be compelled by the government to publish other content”.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Just FYI, when a hurricane blew Homestead, Florida, pretty much the only thing left standing was the homes built by Habitat for Humanity. She teams with and coordinates with other environmental nonprofits to use every law on the books to battle climate change and polluters. These wins include requiring the U.S. Cook, Ph.D.

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Texas sued over terrible social media law

The Verge

NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have sued to stop Texas from enforcing HB 20, a new law barring large social media companies from banning users or removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user. It argues that as a whole, the law infringes on web services’ right to free expression.

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7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

Everyaction

They hold the government accountable for unjust immigration laws and educate the American public on the longstanding importance of immigrants in the US. National Immigration Law Center. Using impact litigation they have helped to stop unjust immigration laws and millions of workers from losing their jobs. Learn More.

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Amazon bans police from using its facial recognition technology for the next year

The Verge

Amazon is announcing a one-year moratorium on allowing law enforcement to use its controversial Rekognition facial recognition platform, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday. We cannot rely on Amazon to police itself or provide unregulated and unproven technology to police or government agencies.” Thank you @alfredwkng.

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Ring launches pilot program to let local agencies share updates and ‘safety information’

TechCrunch

Ring today announced that local government agencies will be able to have an official presence on the company’s Neighbors app. “Local government agencies, such as county and municipality governments and their departments, play an important role in public safety,” Ring wrote in a blog post published this afternoon.

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