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.
Google moved up its estimated deadline for quantum preparedness in cryptography to 2029—only 33 months from now. That’s earlier than…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
As long as people have had more than one purchasing option, they’ve been comparing those options and looking for bargains.…
from the damn-copyright-trolls dept Copyright law is supposed to encourage creativity. Too often, it’s used to extract payouts from others.…
from the gee-who-could-have-the-incentive-to-do-that? dept We’ve talked for years about how the DMCA’s notice-and-takedown system is ripe for abuse. The legal…
from the they-can’t-kill-us-all dept Forgive me for this digression. I know it’s usually left to Mike Masnick to lift us…
After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly,…
from the dominating-the-skies dept Elon Musk is desperate to dominate the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband market. So is Jeff Bezos.…
from the lowered-standards dept After RFK Jr. found himself getting a rebuke from the court system over his ACIP reorganization…
from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept There’s a meaningful push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper,…
from the more-of-that-famous-prosecutorial-discretion dept Never underestimate the stupidity of law enforcement. When things could just be left alone and everything…
On March 23, the FCC issued an update to their Covered List, a list of equipment banned from obtaining regulatory…