Digital Democracy Activists

Join thousands of Digital Democracy Activists in taking action for our Digital Civil Rights to Privacy and Information Access!

  • Online Community
  • Information Verification Resources
  • Access Free Digital Literacy Training
  • Individualized Tech Support Provided


The Digital Democracy Activist Program

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The Common Cause Media and Democracy team hosts virtual Digital Democracy Activist (DDA) meetings Thursday Evenings at 8pm ET/ 7CT/ 5PT. DDA meetings are:

  • non-partisan
  • recorded
  • and open to the public

Share Your Story

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Share Your Story

Help us hold media platforms and bad actors accountable! We are looking for stories about how election disinformation, internet access, and news sources impact how Americans participate in our democracy. Please respond to one or more of the following questions using this form. Have you or a loved one experienced Cyber Suppression? Has your content/ account every been banned/ suppressed/ suspended due to engaging in political topics? Do you suspect that your personal information (party...

Take Action

Digital Democracy Activist Calendar

Get Started!

Bad actors are using disinformation to sow distrust in our elections and spread fear around voting – but right now, you can help be part of the solution.

  1. Complete the Anti-Disinformation Training

    Complete the Self Paced Training Here
    Learn to recognize and combat election disinformation meant to confuse and harm voters.

  2. Join the Action Team Slack

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    Access tools, get support from trained activists, and take action in community with over 10,000 activists across the country. Receive in-chat technical support in the #help channel.

  3. Sign up for a shift
    All shifts are slack based only unless a captain reaches out to say they are available to host the DDA zoom. Interested in becoming a captain? Complete the self paced training
  4. Defend Your Online information ecosystem!
    Report election disinformation without helping it spread and connect others to verified information sources. You can complete these actions on your own time or you can join us in community on zoom.

Learn more about the fight for information access


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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

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Net Neutrality

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No Fox Fee

Campaign

No Fox Fee

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The Media and Democracy Team