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 i’d-throw-my-computer-in-a-lake dept We’ve been covering Brendan Carr’s censorial ambitions for a long time now. When Trump first picked…
from the his-own-people-are-still-the-worst dept Just to be clear, when I refer to “Trump” in terms of his administration, I’m referring…
from the a-comedian-made-me-cry dept As the boss of the country’s media and telecom regulators, there’s plenty of corporate malfeasance and…
from the this-is-the-way dept Several years ago, Rockstar Games suffered an intrusion into its corporate network. During that intrusion, a…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
New York’s proposed 2026-2027 budget currently includes provisions that will require all 3D printers sold in the state to run…
from the pull-the-receipts dept I think it’s important to understand that, despite claims to the contrary, age verification is, inherently,…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The Ultimate Python and Artificial Intelligence Bundle has 9 courses to help you take your Python…
from the replacement-theory-in-action-I-guess dept We’ve got a throwback administration that wants to bring us back to halcyon days of early…
A phone’s push notifications can contain a significant amount of information about you, your communications, and what you do throughout…
from the pretty-sure-that’s-censorship dept We’ve been covering the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against NewsGuard for a while now. It started…
from the dumb-questions,-asked-unseriously dept I cut my teeth as a telecom reporter, so I spent a lot of time writing…