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.
There’s a new boogeyman in the battles over AI: so-called “stealth crawlers.” We’ll admit it—the term “stealth crawlers” sounds quite…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Equipped with a 1.2mm fine tip, the Digi Pen for iPads provides durability, sensitivity, and pixel…
from the lying-people-into-life-sentences dept Record law enforcement officers whenever you can. Sure, they’ll hate it, but it helps all the…
from the you’re-making-people-less-safe dept We — and plenty of others — have been warning that the global rush to mandate…
from the laws-are-just-suggestions dept Brendan Carr and the Trump FCC are finalizing plans to illegally eliminate what’s left of the…
This Week in 2016 As UK Piracy Falls To Record Lows, Government Still Wants To Put Pirates In Jail For…
from the if-only-that-mattered dept I don’t think it’s terribly controversial to say that this second Trump administration has never shown…
from the hypocrisy-is-a-part-of-the-job dept This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune. Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Simplify your daily charging experience and replace most of the chargers and cables on your desktop,…
Reversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that…
from the so-very-free-speechy dept JK Rowling has spoken about how she wrote the first Harry Potter book while she was…