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Communications Director, Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) @stopspyingny.bsky.social
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From Cop City to the 2020 George Floyd protests, freedom of press is threatened by the ever-growing police surveillance tactics being used on journalists.

Read our latest op-ed in The Daily Beast:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-the-kansas-newsroom-raid-reveals-about-spying-on-the-press
What the Kansas Newsroom Raid Reveals About Widespread Spying on the Press
A police raid on a small city’s only newspaper was correctly met with outrage. But the threat to freedom of the press goes far deeper.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 17, 2023 at 6:59 PM
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stopspyingny.bsky.social
"Police surveillance like this targets communities of color and infringes upon people’s first amendment rights,” says S.T.O.P.'s Will Owen in an interview with News 12 Bronx on the NYPD's $100,000 purchase of new drones. 
https://bronx.news12.com/nypd-purchases-fleet-of-pricy-drones
NYPD purchases fleet of pricy drones
City records show the NYPD spent over $100,000 on state-of-the-art drones. The NYPD says the technology is to "safeguard our modern city in a forward-looking world."
bronx.news12.com
August 16, 2023 at 8:01 PM