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 hate-feeding-on-hate dept Trump was always going to target Minnesota and, specifically, the home of its most liberal residents,…
from the please-support-techdirt dept Yesterday, Rep. Harriet Hageman released her bill to repeal Section 230. She’s calling it “reform,” but…
from the stop-subsidizing-terrible-billionaires dept We’ve noted how Republicans are rewriting the 2021 infrastructure bill (they voted against) to ensure that billions of…
from the facepalm dept There are lots of good reasons to call for the impeachment or ouster or RFK Jr.…
from the life-in-prison-is-getting-worse dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. After years of struggling to find enough…
Journalism from the a-different-approach dept Tue, Dec 16th 2025 01:30pm – Leigh Beadon Support us on Patreon » The relationship between…
from the not-with-a-whimper-but-a-bang dept Although the field of artificial intelligence (AI) goes back more than half century, its latest incarnation…
from the seems-bad dept The President of the United States is currently promising to spend the same pot of money…
The final EFFector of 2025 is here! Just in time to keep you up-to-date on the latests happenings in the…
from the if-anything-can-make-fentanyl-more-deadly,-it’s-this-administration dept There is no doubt that fentanyl is a dangerous drug. It has long since surpassed heroin…
from the nobody-actually-wants-what-you’re-selling dept We’ve already explored at length how Bari Weiss was hired by the billionaire Ellison family to…
from the public-response dept On the topic of artificial intelligence, like far too many topics these days, it seems that…