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 free-to-go-but-not-free-of-surveillance dept Here’s something no one but cops and the tech firms that love cops wanted: an ALPR…
from the elon-is-a-walking-talking-chilling-effect dept We’ve been pointing out for years that the supposedly “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is one…
from the an-actual-political-prisoner dept In Trump’s America, the First Amendment is a dead letter. If you’re seen as anti-Trump, you…
from the using-the-public’s-money-to-shortchange-the-public dept There aren’t many governments out there actually trying to be more transparent. Every so often, a…
Sold to the public as a foreign surveillance tool, Section 702 is the law has let intelligence agencies spy on millions of Americans’…
from the seems-bad dept In theory, there’s a way to build a prediction market that actually provides valuable insight on…
from the authoritarians-are-very-sensitive dept Earlier this year America’s idiot king offered a no-bid contract to one of his ex-con Mara…
from the dogma-isn’t-journalism dept I recognize that when we talk about AI generally, and specifically AI in the gaming industry,…
from the stop-believing-the-copyright-industry’s-lies dept Afew weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response”…
from the the-ftc-hates-trans-rights dept Last week the FTC decided to file an obviously censorial, legally baseless lawsuit against an educational…
from the green-is-color-of-MAGA-tears dept Yeah, that’s a shame. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy bigger asshole. It’s as…
from the not-how-any-of-this-works dept England imposing the Stamp Act on the American colonies back in 1765 was one of the…