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.
This year, you may have heard EFF sounding off about our civil liberties on NPR, BBC Radio, or any number of…
Age verification mandates won’t magically keep young people safer online, but that has not stopped governments around the world spending…
A tidal wave of copyright lawsuits against AI developers threatens beneficial uses of AI, like creative expression, legal research, and…
As reproductive rights face growing attacks globally, access to content about reproductive healthcare and abortion online has never been more…
A functioning patent system depends on one basic principle: bad patents must be challengeable. In 2025, that principle was repeatedly…
State legislatures—from Olympia, WA, to Honolulu, HI, to Tallahassee, FL, and everywhere in between—kept EFF’s state legislative team busy throughout…
Across ideologically diverse communities, 2025 campaigns against automated license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance kept winning. From Austin, Texas to Cambridge,…
It’s been a great year to be on EFF’s membership team. There’s no better feeling than hanging out with your fellow digital freedom supporters and being…
State and federal lawmakers have introduced multiple proposals in 2025 to curtail or outright block children and teenagers from accessing…
Earlier this year, both chambers of Congress passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This bill, while well-intentioned, gives powerful people…
2025 was a stellar year for EFF’s award-winning podcast, “How to Fix the Internet,” as our sixth season focused on…
Each December we take a moment to publish a series of blog posts that look back at the things we’ve…