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When domestic disputes turn violent, many survivors turn to the police, who respond to hundreds of thousands of such calls a year and receive training on how to handle them. But what happens when the alleged abusers are cops themselves?

An all-time classic of #FOIA literature.

What happens on the other side of your FOIA Request? On Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET join us for our monthly #FOIA Fridays for a behind-the-scenes look. It's free! Come learn how to make sharp and strategic requests that will get you the information you need. RSVP ⤵️

How do New Hampshire communities respond when residents make right to know requests? The response to public records request was not the same across the 46 agencies in 23 communities that were surveyed as part of the Transparent New Hampshire project. Story via Concord Monitor.

“Anyone who is concerned about Flock safety & license plate readers should be equally concerned with Axon & Fusus.” As resistance to Flock sweeps the nation, the number of law enforcement agencies adopting the Fusus surveillance network has more than doubled, @ccartwright123.bsky.social reports.

Mediazona investigated censorship on Amediateka, a Russian subscription-based streaming service, and found that nearly every other foreign series on the platform has been censored. The investigation found signs of re-editing in 368 of the 462 titles available on Amediateka. Story via @en.zona.media

Discover how MuckRock is revolutionizing public-records requests, making it easier for anyone to access information with just a few clicks! Learn more here #CO #CitizenPortal #CivicEngagement #AccessToInformation #TransparencyInGovernment

"Censorship kept me from finishing a college essay behind bars. Now, prisons might keep readers from my memoir." Story via @themarshallproject.org.

This Prison Banned Books Week FOIAthon is starting now!

When domestic disputes turn violent, many survivors turn to the police, who respond to hundreds of thousands of such calls a year and receive training on how to handle them. But what happens when the alleged abusers are cops themselves?

Government surveillance centers are monitoring viral anti-Flock posts on Instagram and warning local police about upcoming DeFlock events. Story via @404media.co.

Join us Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. ET for a training on carceral book bans with @themarshallproject.org, @prisonpolicy.org and Moira Marquis of Prison Banned Books Week. Join us next week by RSVPing 👇

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution examined Rick Jackson’s extensive business portfolio, from healthcare to oil rigs, movies and firearms financing, and asks, can he avoid conflicts of interest if elected governor? MuckRock's @sunlightresearch.bsky.social contributed to this story.

Join us Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. ET for a training on carceral book bans with @themarshallproject.org, @prisonpolicy.org and Moira Marquis of Prison Banned Books Week. Join us next week by RSVPing 👇

From the archives: In 2015, Conor used MuckRock to file a Freedom of Information Act request for two years’ worth of passenger complaints about Amtrak’s café cars.

The U.S. federal government is enlisting artificial intelligence to help decide what public records you get to see, reports Nate Jones for the Washington Post. .

@jasonleopold.bsky.social obtained a newly declassified State Department Inspector General audit through the Freedom of Information Act, shedding new light on the U.S. effort to combat Iran-backed groups. Story via Bloomberg's FOIA Files.

Join The Data Liberation Project volunteers, The Marshall Project, Prison Policy Initiative and Moira Marquis of Prison Banned Books Week for a training on carceral book bans on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. ET. RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Government surveillance centers are monitoring viral anti-Flock posts on Instagram and warning local police about upcoming DeFlock events. Story via @404media.co.

@Muckrock.com is adding four free services for verified newsrooms. These tools can help watch a webpage for changes, monitor sources alongside an AI agent, search public records and geotag stories. https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2026/sep/09/four-new-ecosystem-services-available/

FOIA nerds and MuckRock users: We have a regular all-hands and I'd love to invite a few folks who use MuckRock to talk about how they put the service to work. If that's you and you're interested, let me know!

"In response to the amendments, Udbhav Tiwari, Signal’s vice president of strategy and global affairs, said that 'creating a much weaker version of our product that collects all of this metadata, the choice for us, unfortunately, would be starkly clear: We will not make changes to our product.'"

Public records can be a powerful tool for reporting on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. MuckRock put together a quick-start guide for reporting on ICE using public records.

@americanoversight.org obtained the Army’s 2024 report on shock gloves through a FOIA request. Here’s what the report says.

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Hi Bluesky! 👋🏾 I’m Lyneka, MuckRock’s new Audience and Community Lead. I’m excited to be here! Looking forward to helping to build an even stronger community around MuckRock’s work.

Wired (@wired.com) is going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. H/T @freedom.press.

A #FOIA request denied? Don’t give up. Here’s how to challenge a denial, fix common mistakes and keep pushing for the records you’re looking for.

A forensic extraction device used by law enforcement and some authoritarian regimes may be able to bypass your iPhone’s automatic reboot feature. Read more about the potential risks from Magnet Forensics’ Graykey in our digital security newsletter.

A complaint against Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk alleges he showed sexually explicit photos and video to people who had no job-related reason to see them. Story via KAXE. @muckrock.com's Sunlight Research Desk provided research and data analysis for this story.