News Summary

• The Securities and Exchange Commission has made it harder for small and activist investors to raise concerns through the government filing system known as EDGAR.
• Now they're pushing back with their own alternative platform, which they call the Proxy Open Exchange—or POE.
• In less than a week, POE has 63 filings, with dozens more expected.
• The SEC declined to comment about POE, but has previously told Grist that limiting access to the system is an attempt to rein in the scope of government.