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 well-that’s-a-choice dept It should be obvious at this point that JD Vance is a purely political creature. There’s…
from the maybe-he-should-stop-making-up-history dept Call me crazy, but I tend to think when Supreme Court Justices make a big sweeping…
from the better-than-expected,-but-not-much-better dept We’ve been waiting for this one for a long time. And while it doesn’t disappoint, it…
from the no-real-principles-but-self-interest dept It is zero surprise that the Supreme Court officially overturned its 91-year-old precedent first created in…
from the hiding-the-paper-trail dept DOGE was always designed to provide flimsy pseudo-efficiency cover for wholesale corruption. It was designed to…
from the maybe-don’t-trust-them? dept The folks at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) have spent decades demonizing technology (and…
This Pride, we’re answering all your digital rights questions in season two of our initiative, LGBT Q&A. You Asked: I…
from the nice-try-fascist dept It’s no secret that Donald Trump has been waging an Orwellian war on knowledge and information…
from the but-he-returns-their-calls! dept Back in July of 2024, when two of the biggest big shots in venture capital, Marc…
The Illinois legislature recently passed House Bill 5511, which imposes a sweeping, device-level age-gating framework across nearly all internet-enabled hardware,…
from the why-limit-yourself-to-$1.8-billion dept It just wasn’t enough to pardon hundreds of people who raided the Capitol building to overturn…
You have an expectation of privacy in location data that reveals your movements in the physical world, and even short-term…