Freedom IndexAI & Censorship
AI & Censorship examines how artificial intelligence shapes the boundaries of free expression. From algorithmic content moderation and shadow banning to debates over bias, surveillance, and digital rights, this category highlights the tension between innovation and control. Stay informed on how AI is being used to police, restrict, or protect speech—and what it means for the future of open dialogue online.
The developers of the big generative AI chatbots are continuing to push out new features at a rapid rate, as…
A lot of apps are adding artificial intelligence to their products in the most in-your-face manner possible. Companies like Google,…
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (D-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy…
Thomas, who won reelection last week, points to the local pushback against the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway, which would…
Social commerce—or shopping through platforms like TikTok and Instagram—hasn’t been a smash hit in the US, in part due to…
Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn’t get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about…
When OpenAI unveiled its first open-weight models in years this August, it wasn’t just tech companies that were paying attention.…
Judges, Palmer says, already “struggle with what to do about affairs with humans,” and AI companions will only complicate that,…
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A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret.…
Generative AI is like a Rorschach test for anxieties about technology–be they privacy, replacement of workers, bias and discrimination, surveillance,…
As more robots start showing up in warehouses, offices, and even people’s homes, the idea of large language models hacking…