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 teach-a-man-to-fish dept In late 2024, Trump Republicans killed a very popular program that provided low-income Americans $30 off of their…
from the trusting-the-wrong-people dept Within hours on Friday, the Pentagon blacklisted one AI company for refusing to drop its safety…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Adobe Lightroom is a cloud-based photo editing and organizing tool designed for photographers of all levels.…
from the goons-with-tech-are-still-goons dept Wow. Imagine if you could just make this shit up. The U.S. military used a laser…
from the guess-your-chatbots-can’t-predict-the-future-very-well dept Last year, in Fascism For First Time Founders, I warned the tech industry what happens when…
SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn will launch her memoir, Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against…
from the these-are-not-serious-people dept You might recall that when political news website Semafor entered the media industry on the back…
from the that-was-that dept Five Years Ago This week in 2021, Australian news sites were reacting bizarrely to Facebook’s withdrawal…
from the hold-on,-i’m-settlin’ dept One of the unfortunate knock on effects of being generally insufferable is that many people don’t…
from the a-social-media-fumble dept Full disclosure up front: I sit on the board of Bluesky. That said, I had absolutely…
from the not-sending-our-best,-making-them-worse dept ICE can’t keep up with the baseline set by resident ghoul/White House advisor Stephen Miller. Miller…
from the competition-is-a-dirty-word dept Earlier this year we noted how the Trump FCC, at the direct request of wireless phone giants,…