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 finally dept It was mere days ago that we were discussing an interesting lawsuit brought by the American…
from the lemon-pound-cake dept We’ve been following the saga of Afroman (real name Joseph Foreman) and the Adams County Sheriff’s…
from the even-a-corrupt-clock-etc. dept Obviously, this headline owes everything to The Onion, which generated this masterpiece years ago: And so…
from the dmca-surveillance dept EFF announced last week that it has stepped in to defend yet another anonymous Jehovah’s Witness…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The Modern No-Code Creator Bundle is an extensive online curriculum specifically developed to enable individuals to…
from the serial-killings dept The boat strike program the Trump administration is engaged in isn’t actually supported by law. Even…
from the we-are-incapable-of-subtlety dept We’ve noted repeatedly how the U.S. authoritarian right is buying up all of our new and…
from the full-circle dept It’s been a long and winding road to mostly get us right back to where we…
from the seems-bad dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The Trump administration is loosening restrictions on…
from the not-so-opposed dept There’s a notion that pops up in the comments here on Techdirt that Mike and our…
from the every-conviction-an-admission dept The DOJ is filled with grossly incompetent prosecutors these days. It’s a bunch of subservients acting…
from the a-failure-at-any-level dept Look, I get it. Government waste is real. Bureaucratic bloat is real. The desire to have…