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 pretending-to-be-open-to-input dept As we’ve previously noted, Brendan Carr recently launched a series of phony inquiries into ABC because…
from the rake-after-rake-after-rake dept I’m starting to wonder if RFK Jr. can do anything right at all. After the courts…
from the sometimes-it-can-be-a-useful-tool dept I’ve spoken to enough teachers and professors to know that LLM tools are absolutely a challenge…
An EFF analysis of millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data by police has uncovered…
from the fuckarounds-just-found-out dept It’s one thing to accuse the government of engaging in vindictive prosecutions. It’s quite another thing…
from the whose-cybersecurity-are-we-talking-about? dept The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was one of the few genuinely good things Donald…
from the saving-us-from-the-hideous-burden-of…-teeth dept Our war on drugs began with a simple man with a simple plan. That plan was…
from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept NPR is imposing a new round of buyouts and layoffs as it tries to survive the…
This Week in 2016 CIA Inspector General Claims It Accidentally Deleted CIA Torture Report After Being Asked To Retain It…
from the government-by-ostrich dept The fuckery that is going on across HHS and vaccine programs is just plain incredible. As…
from the hypocrisy-is-bigger-in-texas-too dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
from the put-it-out-of-its-misery dept One of the best demonstrations that an obsession with protecting copyright’s intellectual monopoly drives politicians insane…