Tech & Big Tech

from the CYA-jr. dept In the year 2,000 (cue the Conan O’Brien music), America had so successfully defeated measles as…

EFF filed an amicus brief for the second time in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing…

from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…

Lizzie O’Shea is an Australian lawyer, author, and the founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch, which advocates for freedom,…

from the rose-colored-glasses dept Back when Netflix was proposing a takeover of Warner Brothers, you might recall that director James…

from the but-maybe-this-time-it-will! dept Back in 2011 and 2012, one of the central technical objections that helped kill SOPA and…

from the making-America-late-on-interest-payments-again dept The government needs more funding than ever, which is kind of hilarious when you realize the…

from the corruption-by-any-other-name dept There’s some endless, curious tensions within the corrupt Trump administration when it comes to their effort…

from the maybe-read-your-laws-before-passing-them dept Back in 2023, Arkansas passed a social media age verification law so poorly drafted that the…

When we use the internet, we’re entrusting tech companies with some of our most private information. These companies have promised…

from the executive-power-is-only-dangerous-when-the-Democrats-use-it dept I originally began this headline with the word “ironically.” But it would only be ironic if…

from the vibe-code-your-social-experience dept Disclaimer: This post talks about Bluesky and an offering from Bluesky and I am on the…