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.
Corporations harvest and monetize ever-growing amounts of our personal data, such as our browsing history and physical location. One bitter…
from the vampire-squid-strikes-again dept To lose one speech-suppressing SLAPP suit may be regarded as thoughtless. To lose two looks like…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept It’s no secret that Photoshop can be a bit dense when you’re first getting your feet…
from the the-end-of-ten-blue-links dept Google didn’t invent full-text search of the Internet – that honor belongs to early pioneers such…
What do EFF staffers Sarah Chen, Javier Morales, Caitlin Chin, Emma Rodriguez, and Mikko Kopponen have in common? For one thing,…
from the oh-cool-more-fascists dept If federal officers are going to murder another person, it will likely happen here. Newark, New…
from the Brendan-Carr-needs-a-timeout dept I’ve noted repeatedly how the Trump administration is going out of its way to not only…
Last June during Pride, we launched a new initiative—LGBT Q&A—where we answered your most pressing queer-related digital rights questions on…
from the perhaps-he’s-on-team-measles dept Cases of measles in American continue to rise. As of June 5th of this year, the…
In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.”…
from the that’s-not-how-any-of-this-works dept California lawmakers are again considering A.B. 412, a bill that would require AI developers to identify and disclose copyrighted…
For months now, Congress has been kicking the ball down the road—temporarily postponing the expiration of the mass surveillance authority…