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.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation sent complaints today to the attorneys general of California and New York urging them to…
from the make-America-unaccountable-again dept If you’re not corrupt, you generally don’t have to say certain things. Let’s take a look…
In September 2024, Amandla Thomas-Johnson was a Ph.D. candidate studying in the U.S. on a student visa when he briefly attended a pro-Palestinian protest. In April…
from the growth-for-growth’s-sake dept More than 1,000 top Hollywood professionals ranging from Glenn Close to Denis Villeneuve have signed off…
from the oh-no dept With all that RFK Jr. has done, and failed to do, as the Secretary of HHS,…
California’s bill, A.B. 2047, will not only mandate censorware — software which exists to bluntly block your speech as a…
from the government-cheat-codes dept The government’s reliance on grand juries to bring charges against activists, protesters, and the president’s personal…
Protecting privacy and free speech online takes more than policy work—it takes community. Conferences like HOPE are where that community…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept We have all wanted to learn a language at some point but it’s hard to get…
from the pour-one-out-for-230 dept We’ve been warning for a while now that Section 230 is dying by a thousand legal…
When people see Customs & Border Protection’s giant, tethered surveillance blimp flying 20 miles outside of Marfa, Texas, lots of…
Dr. Jean Linis-Dinco is an activist-researcher working at the intersection of human rights and technology. Born in the Philippines and…