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.
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at…
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to…
from the everything-is-sketchy-with-this-admin dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Online influencer Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist…
from the where-are-the-legal-consequences dept First, let’s dispense with the theater: the question of whether DOGE “still exists” as a formal…
from the below-even-the-lawful-but-awful-standard dept Current Third Circuit Appeals Court judge and former Trump lawyer Emil Bove made it clear —…
The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in…
from the support-independent-journalism-now dept If you’ve been following along, you know why independent voices matter right now. The administration has…
from the here-comes-some-more-bullshit dept Last election season you might recall that the Trump administration lied repeatedly and pretended to be…
“I’ve tried different brands of hearing aids, and they’re good, but they’re not this good,” says Martin in a Zoom…
from the faces-yum-yum dept I suppose we might all be tiring of the whole “the leopard you voted for eventually…
Justice Alito Makes The Most Sense, Or This Week At The Supreme Court In The Cox-Sony Copyright Case
from the strange-bedfellows dept One can never predict how a court will rule after oral argument. But I do fear…
from the it’s-all-grifting-all-the-time dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On Oct. 2, the second day of…