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 such-a-waste-of-time dept On Wednesday of last week, I wrote a post about how the Trump administration had quietly…
The SAFE act, introduced by Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), is the first of many likely proposals…
We’re celebrating the launch of Privacy’s Defender, a new book by EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn on Thursday, March 12—and we want…
Congressional Republicans Push Bills That Would Block Kids Access To Content For Ideological Reasons
from the how-is-this-protecting-kids? dept Should parents have a right to monitor and control which sites and apps their kids use?…
from the shittiest-people-overseen-by-even-shittier-people dept Say what you will about cops — even the federal ones — but they have nothing…
from the can’t-trust-this-doj dept When companies sued to block Trump’s IEEPA tariffs last year, one of the key arguments they…
from the first-do-no-harm dept I think this recent post by AI industry CEO Matt Shumer is worth a read. In it,…
from the working-for-the-weekend dept For many years now we’ve had two regular posts that come out on the weekends: our…
The phrase “artificial intelligence” has been around for a long time, covering everything from computers with “brains”—think Data from Star…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota.…
from the so-it-went dept Five Years Ago This week in 2021, while AT&T was apparently committed to being comically hypocritical…
from the who’s-the-moron-in-a-hurry-here dept The ten year war over Iceland is over and Iceland has come out the victor. If…