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.
The Federal Communications Commission wants to require telecommunications providers to collect vast amounts of personal information from every person who…
When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list…
from the the-moody-reality dept Remember a few years ago when both Texas and Florida passed laws trying to tell social…
from the pettiest-administration-ever dept It’s absolutely irritating to be living under the thumb of an administration filled to the brim…
Within the next week, Congress is preparing to vote on the KIDS Act, a sprawling package of legislation that seeks…
from the free-to-go-but-not-free-of-surveillance dept Here’s something no one but cops and the tech firms that love cops wanted: an ALPR…
from the elon-is-a-walking-talking-chilling-effect dept We’ve been pointing out for years that the supposedly “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is one…
from the an-actual-political-prisoner dept In Trump’s America, the First Amendment is a dead letter. If you’re seen as anti-Trump, you…
from the using-the-public’s-money-to-shortchange-the-public dept There aren’t many governments out there actually trying to be more transparent. Every so often, a…
Sold to the public as a foreign surveillance tool, Section 702 is the law has let intelligence agencies spy on millions of Americans’…
from the seems-bad dept In theory, there’s a way to build a prediction market that actually provides valuable insight on…
from the authoritarians-are-very-sensitive dept Earlier this year America’s idiot king offered a no-bid contract to one of his ex-con Mara…