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.
Ignoring EFF’s warnings about the dangers and impossibility of implementing a new mandate for 3D print surveillance software, the California…
Time and time again, researchers have found numerous compromised Android devices for sale at large online retailers like Amazon. When…
Seeking transparency and accountability in Paraguay’s use of facial recognition, EFF, the Association of Technology, Education, Development, Research, Communication (TEDIC),…
This week marks four years since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional protections for people…
The Federal Communications Commission wants to require telecommunications providers to collect vast amounts of personal information from every person who…
When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list…
Within the next week, Congress is preparing to vote on the KIDS Act, a sprawling package of legislation that seeks…
Sold to the public as a foreign surveillance tool, Section 702 is the law has let intelligence agencies spy on millions of Americans’…
This week, EFF joined Foxglove, Human Rights Watch, and 60 other organizations in writing to the UK’s Minister of State…
This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by…
The Trump administration’s approach to AI safety, particularly the generative AI models that regularly grab headlines, has been haphazard at…
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