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.
Manisha Krishnan: Yeah, this season has … I mean, this is the first time I’ve watched in 15 years. But…
from the screwing-over-toddlers dept Brendan Carr has received ample attention for his recent failed attempt to ban a comedian and…
Just like you probably don’t grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don’t write…
from the so-it-was dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020, a court slowed Trump’s roll on the TikTok ban…
from the missouri’s-top-culture-warrior dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. After a fight with a Black student…
from the security-theater dept Well, that didn’t last long. Remember back in August when we reported that the UK had…
from the I’m-sorry-I-can’t-do-that,-Dave dept Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping modern “AI” have not only dramatically…
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…