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 fraud-and-abuse dept We here at Techdirt have longed complained about the DMCA takedown process being wide open for…
from the hypocrisy-in-every-possible-thing dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. For months, the Trump administration has been…
from the the-blunder-down-under dept Australia’s social media ban for kids is now in effect. As we’ve discussed, this is a…
from the rewriting-history dept The administration that is busy erasing history from any federal entity tasked with preserving it has…
SAN FRANCISCO—With ill-advised and dangerous age verification laws proliferating across the United States and around the world, creating surveillance and…
from the support-our-work,-support-democracy dept Last week, we launched our monthlong fundraiser with a commemorative Techdirt / 30 years of Section…
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle…
from the radical-socialism dept Back in 2008, Chattanooga, Tennessee decided to build its own city-owned fiber broadband network on the…
from the open-source-is-the-way dept Aquarter of a century ago, I wrote a book called “Rebel Code”. It was the first…
from the big-brother-is-getting-bigger dept When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints. But the…
from the gaming-like-it’s-1930 dept The new year is approaching fast, and you know what that means: new material is entering…
from the good-luck,-fuckwits dept Lindsey Halligan — a former personal lawyer for Trump who specialized in insurance law — was…