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.
BY MOLLY BUCKLEY | October 1, 2025 This is the eighth installment in a blog series documenting EFF’s findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign.…
from the the-people-are-the-problem dept The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document,…
Every day, corporations track our movements through license plate scanners, building detailed profiles of where we go, when we go…
from the what-liberty? dept Around 10 PM on Monday, September 30th, 2025, federal agents surrounded an apartment building in Chicago’s…
Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the…
from the brain-stem-geniuses dept ICE just isn’t getting the job done. Despite the masked men swarming everywhere to arrest every…
A San Francisco supervisor has proposed that police and other city agencies should have no financial consequences for breaking a…
from the lock-them-up dept The Hatch Act of 1939 is a beautiful piece of legislation. It disallows all kinds of…
At EFF, we believe that tech rights are worker’s rights. Since the pandemic, workers of all kinds have been subjected…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Learn how to harness the power of Excel with the Ultimate Microsoft Excel Training Bundle. The…
In research shared with Wired this week, security researchers detailed a series of vulnerabilities and design flaws with Life360’s Tile…
from the trump’s-got-your-tongue? dept For years now, the MAGA crowd has been absolutely convinced that the Biden administration engaged in…