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 fire-the-people-who-drafted-this-bill dept There’s been a bunch of news this week regarding Minnesota’s new law that purports to prohibit…
from the one-eyed-jack-asses dept The on-again, off-again, new forever war we’ve been cursed with because Donald Trump felt people just…
from the and-by-“efficiencies”-we-mean-“destruction” dept Quick background: the $8 billion FCC Universal Service Fund (USF) applies a small surcharge on traditional phone lines…
from the needlessly-stupid dept The American healthcare system and the portion of the government in charge of our health have…
from the criminalizing-ideology dept This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. A little-noticed presidential…
from the making-things-worse-at-scale dept Flock Safety’s aggressive expansion into the law enforcement market has been coupled with nearly constant negative…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Enjoy calming sounds, bedtime music, audiobooks, or podcasts without wearing headphones or disturbing a sleeping partner.…
from the funny-how-that-works dept Just recently Karl warned that we were going to see some absolute nonsense as the US…
Watches, bands, and rings—if you want to digitally monitor your fitness, more companies than ever are selling devices to do…
from the every-button-a-self-destruct-button dept There are several layers of bullshit in operation here, so we’ll walk through it all. But…
from the policing-the-speech-police dept A bipartisan roster of former top-level FCC officials have submitted a filing to the Trump FCC…
from the revolt dept Sony’s decision to stop producing PlayStation discs starting in 2028 was met with a ton of…