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 let’s-get-minting dept For the past month, we’ve been running our fundraising drive to support Techdirt’s reporting as we…
from the year-in-review dept It’s that time again! Instead of our usual look at the top comments of the week,…
from the new-year(s) dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020-2021, we published a series of posts on Trump’s Presidential…
from the one-weekend-left dept At the beginning of the month, we kicked off a fundraising drive to help sustain the…
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.…
from the gaming-like-it’s-1930 dept As you hopefully know by now, we are once again hosting our annual game jam celebrating…
Lawmakers in at least a dozen states believe that they can pass laws blocking young people from social media or…
from the a-time-to-build dept Look, I get it. The world is a mess. Important institutions are crumbling. It feels like…
In the name of ‘protecting kids online,’ Congress pushed forward legislation this year that could have severely undermined our privacy…
from the becoming-grater dept I certainly don’t expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football…
from the land-of-make-believe dept Before she was hired by right wing billionaire Larry Ellison to turn CBS into a right…