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 the-tiktok-doctrine dept You know this is a spectacle, right? A show. That’s what it is. A performance for…
from the feeding-the-moral-panic dept Imagine you’re writing an article about a popular policy trend. The trend is expensive to implement,…
Federal Judges Frees More Than 300 Chicago-Area Detainees Because ICE Violated A 2018 Consent Decree
from the fuck-off-with-your-kavanaugh-stops dept Well, well, well. If it isn’t the system of checks and balances. We’ve missed you, buddy!…
from the turn-the-volume-up dept It has been frustrating, to say the least, to watch many of the big Silicon Valley…
from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept A coalition of former FCC officials are pushing for the elimination of a longstanding FCC rule…
In case OpenAI’s structure couldn’t get any weirder—a nonprofit in charge of a for-profit that’s become a public benefit corporation—it…
The developers of the big generative AI chatbots are continuing to push out new features at a rapid rate, as…
from the years-upon-years dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020, we looked at election polls as an example of…
A lot of apps are adding artificial intelligence to their products in the most in-your-face manner possible. Companies like Google,…
from the alliteration-before-litigation dept We’ve written about Buc-ee’s a couple of times recently, given the famed convenience store chain of…
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (D-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy…
from the papers-please dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. This year, when states began using an…