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.
Who should be directly liable for online infringement – the entity that serves it up or a user who embeds…
SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn will launch her memoir, Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against…
In a big win for protesters’ rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a lower court’s…
Phishing and data breaches are a constant on the internet. The single best defense against both is to use a…
Do you remember the last time you were carded at a bar or restaurant? It was probably such a quick…
The Secretary of Defense has given an ultimatum to the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in an attempt to bully them…
We recently introduced a policy governing large language model (LLM) assisted contributions to EFF’s open-source projects. At EFF, we strive…
Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access…
(This appeared as an op-ed published February 12, 2026 in the San Jose Spotlight, written by Huy Tran (SIREN), Jeffrey…
SAN FRANCISCO — A new report released today offers journalists tips on cutting through the sales hype about police surveillance…
The New York Times reported that Meta is considering adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses. According to an…
Discord has begun rolling out mandatory age verification and the internet is, understandably, freaking out. At EFF, we’ve been raising…