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 30-days-of-wtf dept For a long time, cell site simulators, a.k.a. “Stingrays” made headlines on nearly a daily basis.…
The concept of “surveillance pricing” is just one part of a much larger problem and business model: corporations maximizing their…
from the everything-is-going-great dept Just as Larry Ellison and Paramount executives had worried, the state antitrust challenge to their $111…
from the the-woke-police dept On Friday this week the FTC’s open comment period regarding its “Policy Statement Addressing AI Accuracy”…
For years, John Deere had actively made repairing their tractors near-impossible for anyone but itself and the few “authorized” repair…
Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in…
from the big-brother-is-actually-a-bunch-of-little-brothers dept The always-invaluable 404 Media has scored another minor coup. We all know ICE is heavily invested…
from the ‘these-are-not-serious-people’ dept Last year the Trump administration announced it would ban Chinese-made drones from the U.S. As I…
from the what-would-Jane-Austen-say? dept Persuasion plays a key role in society. Whether it is political or financial decisions, workplace or…
from the state-department-is-run-by-white-nationalists dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. For decades, the U.S. Department of State…
from the overrun-by-bigoted-brats dept We all know this administration is more than willing to reward “red” states and punish “blue”…
EFF’s first EFFecting Change livestream was all the way back in July of 2024. Maybe you’ve caught each stream, or…