Freedom IndexTech & Big Tech
Tech & Big Tech examines the influence of major technology companies and digital platforms on free speech. From content moderation and AI-driven policies to antitrust debates, this category uncovers how tech giants shape online expression and public discourse.
from the evil-idiots dept Of all the things I thought the Trump administration would cause to enter the public lexicon,…
from the the-rich-get-richer dept Warner Brothers CEO David Zaslav oversaw years of dysfunction during the last wave of pointless Warner…
from the more-cameras-but-no-additional-accountability dept After immigration officers murdered two people in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the DHS made some noises about outfitting…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Sure, just about anyone can point and shoot with a camera, but only a true expert…
from the won’t-end-well dept I spoke a little about this on last week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech, but now that Anthropic has come…
In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pushed back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
from the what-about-the-rights-of-the-poor-surveillance-tech-ceos dept Flock’s ALPR (automated license plate reader) tech spread from HOAs to police departments at an alarming…
from the extremely-unsurprising dept Back in 2014 you might remember there was a giant, two-year, manufactured news cycle where Republicans…
from the worse-before-it-gets-better dept The past 18 months have seen a significant number of health issues, perhaps crises, arise in…
from the conspiracy-theory-madness dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. It was late March when Joe Teirab,…
Marion County, Kansas Has Racked Up $4 Million In Settlements Since It Raided A Local Paper’s Office
from the millions-gone-just-because-no-adults-were-in-the-room dept Sure, the town’s insurance will pay most of this, but it’s probably fair to say most…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept memoryOS is a gamified mobile app designed to significantly improve your memory through short, interactive lessons.…