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.
We’d all like the internet to be a better place—for kids and adults alike. But in the name of online…
The federal SECURE Data Act is not a serious consumer privacy bill, and its provisions—if enacted—would be a retreat from…
from the weird-and-racist-performance-art dept Last week the Trump FCC quietly announced that it was cooking up a new ban on…
from the creatives-using-tools-as-tools dept While we’ve taken some issues with his approach to copyright laws and enforcement in the past,…
from the NYPD-exists-to-serve-itself dept The NYPD’s biggest union is back in lawsuit mode. As usual, the impetus is accountability and…
from the iokwyar dept Last December, Justice Alito told Texans they had to vote under an unconstitutional gerrymander because changing…
from the we-can-perv-it-for-you-wholesale dept Flock Safety’s reputation is in tatters, thanks in large part to its own actions. First sold…
from the gosh-who-could-have-predicted dept A key takeaway of the Trump II admin is that they came in declaring a whole…
from the look-mom,-we’re-stupid! dept Good news if you really enjoy corporatism, autocracy, propaganda and a violently misinformed electorate! The U.S.…
EFF joins 18 organizations in writing a letter to UK policymakers urging them to address the root causes of online…
William Binney, the NSA surveillance architect-turned-whistleblower, called it the “turnkey totalitarian state.” Whoever sits in power gains access to a…
from the nothing-to-see-here dept The Trump administration’s war on science has been a furious one. Be it deep cuts to…