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.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a…
Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for…
This guide was co-written by Andrew Zuker with support from the Heinrich Boell Foundation. The U.S. government publishes volumes of…
Our Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) guides, which provide practical advice and explainers for how to deal with government and corporate surveillance,…
2025 was the year age verification went from a fringe policy experiment to a sweeping reality across the United States.…
Lawmakers in at least a dozen states believe that they can pass laws blocking young people from social media or…
In the name of ‘protecting kids online,’ Congress pushed forward legislation this year that could have severely undermined our privacy…
You might not know it, given the many headlines focused on new questions about copyright and Generative AI, but the…
Throughout 2025, EFF conducted groundbreaking investigations into Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) network, revealing a system designed to…
This year, we fought back against the return of a terrible idea that hasn’t improved with age: site blocking laws. …
EFF’s attorneys, activists, and technologists don’t just do the hard, endless work of defending our digital civil liberties — they…
It’s no secret that digital surveillance and other tech-enabled oppressions are acute dangers for liberation movement workers. The rising tides…