MA works to bridge the digital divide and make sure the Internet stays open for us all by intervening in regulatory forums at the local state and regional level, calling for corporate accountability and helping local communities organize for a better deal from the companies, including choice, price, and reliability.
Initially founded as a legal defense committee for journalists under fire, MA supports media workers in organizing for better working conditions, freedom from government harassment, and increased resources for rigorous, investigative, community-based reporting with a particular emphasis on community media.
Tracking, spying and profiling are turning the liberatory power of electronic communications into a nightmare for activists, whistleblowers and other vulnerable communities.
MA is leading on local responses to bulk surveillance, police militarization, predictive algorithms, social media monitoring and crackdowns on free expression, the right to dissent and biometrics.
MA provides capacity building training to under-represented groups to reframe media myths and deliver authentic first-voice expression on social justice issues.