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.
The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The All-in-One Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing Bundle has 9 courses to help you go from…
This post was co-authored by EFF legal intern Olivia Miller. For most Americans—driving is a part of everyday life. Practically…
from the seems-bad dept Remember all that concerned coverage about an elderly President’s cognitive decline? And all those (admittedly overhyped)…
from the what-fresh-hells-from-state-TV dept Our mad, idiot king recently declared war on Tylenol. Nobody really knows why, exactly. There’s only…
Sunshine, the consumer AI startup founded by former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer in 2018, has seen brighter days.The small startup…
from the so-you-say dept This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Heart of Dawn with a…
When a technology can have a conversation with you, it’s natural to anthropomorphize that technology—to see it as a person.…
Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA), a UK law requiring online…
from the the-style-at-the-time dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020, we wrote about how the TikTok “deal” was a…
In a promising sign that public pressure works, several crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs, also known as “fake clinics”) have quietly…
If you believe the hype, artificial intelligence will soon take all our jobs, or solve all our problems, or destroy…