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.
OpenAI has allegedly become more guarded about publishing research that highlights the potentially negative impact that AI could have on…
from the a-story-in-three-acts dept We’ve spent years calling out what a hypocrite Elon Musk is on free speech. But sometimes…
Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI as the company’s chief revenue officer, multiple sources tell…
from the the-president-hates-america dept The president, who drapes himself in the flag so inappropriately you’d think it would be filing…
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block have cofounded a new open source organization—the Agentic AI Foundation—to promote standards for artificial intelligence agents.The…
from the just-a-little-something-to-wet-my-beak dept Last week Netflix announced a $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers, after elbowing out rival acquisition…
One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside…
from the measuring-time-in-scaramuccis dept In mid-November, we talked about yet more chaos occurring under RFK Jr., this time at the…
from the hiding-embarrassing-emails-for-the-world’s-richest-man dept This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune and the Texas Newsroom and co-published with ProPublica. Republished under…
from the no-means-no dept Last week Netflix announced a $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers, elbowing out rival acquisition bids…
In September, OpenAI launched a way for users to generate a digital likeness of themselves they could use to create…
from the censoring-the-non-censors-for-anticensorship dept You want to see actual government censorship in action? And have it done by people claiming…