Privacy rights are civil rights. We write to urge Congress to pass comprehensive consumer privacy legislation during this session that prohibits data-driven discrimination and ensures that everyone has the right to equal opportunity on the internet. As advocates, industry, and stakeholders on all sides of the debate have made clear, now is the time to take up this critical issue.

Communities of color are disproportionately negatively impacted by a lack of or insufficient access to broadband.

Today, nondiscriminatory access to digital services and products is a necessity, not a luxury. Policymakers and the public now recognize the importance of digital services and products and broadband access, as vast numbers of essential services and civic institutions have moved online. Congress has spoken: digital discrimination has no place in the United States. The civil rights community stands ready to act as a close partner to the Commission as it undertakes the extremely important task of carrying out Congress’ direction.

Advancing Justice | AAJC joins over 120 organizations in signing onto a letter urging Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram to take action to stop the spread of election disinformation on their platforms. False or misleading information about elections is a threat to our democracy, and it is paramount that social media companies take concrete actions against it.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC joins the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its Media/Telecommunications Task Force, we write in response to the Request for Comment regarding the implementation of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to share our expertise and endorse the proposals submitted by Leadership Conference members National Urban League and National Hispanic Media Coalition.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice AAJC signs onto a coalition letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  to prioritize language access and broadband affordability for low-income and unserved households as it considers reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF).

On behalf of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) we submitted the following comments urging the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) to address the harms that surveillance advertising has on Asian American communities and all consumers.

On behalf of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), we submitted the following comments in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) request for comments regarding the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

On behalf of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) we submit the following comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or Commission) request for comments on the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

Advancing Justice | AAJC joins other members of the Disinfo Defense League in signing onto a letter to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee outlining calls to adopt comprehensive digital privacy legislation. The Disinfo Defense League, or DDL, is a network of over 200 community-based organizations collectively working against disinformation campaigns that deliberately target Black, Latinx, Asian American, and other communities of color.