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.
A cat jumped up on my couch. Wait a minute. I don’t have a cat.The alert about the leaping feline…
from the that-was-that dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Ajit Pai put the final bullet in net neutrality…
from the failing-upward dept While we chronicled the fall of Nikola, a company that promised over-the-road trucks built with hydrogen…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Linux and UNIX operating systems have become increasingly popular in commercial computing environments. Due to their…
from the never-trust-the-cops dept New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety’s surveillance…
from the can-we-un-fuck-a-nation dept Right up front, I want to state that this is a very personal post. While it…
from the uh-oh dept The lawsuit between Palworld maker PocketPair and The Pokémon Co. (Nintendo included) is still ongoing. As…
from the hey-drake… dept In what may be the most legally absurd aftermath of a rap battle in hip-hop history,…
from the seems-bad dept Last week we covered how Trump’s immigration theater was pulling federal agents off child sex crimes,…
I recently vacationed in Italy. As one does these days, I ran my itinerary past GPT-5 for sightseeing suggestions and…
from the do-not-pass-go,-do-not-collect-$200 dept California this week signed a new law that tries to prevent your landlord and broadband ISP…
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has built what is currently the most popular AI chatbot in China: Doubao. Launched…