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 first-amendment-isn’t-subjective dept Last fall, an Alabama police officer decided he wasn’t going to allow a 62-year-old woman to…
from the another-moral-panic-bubble-popped dept A couple weeks back, Jonathan Haidt published another entry in his ongoing campaign to convince the…
from the lying-liars-and-the-lies-they-tell dept Talk about pathetic. CBS has announced that the now-Larry Ellison owned network will be hosting a…
from the fix-this-youtube dept It’s barely been a few days back since we discussed just how open to mistakes and…
For years, EFF has pushed technology companies to make real human rights commitments—and to live up to them. In response…
Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to…
from the lying-liars dept This story was originally published by ProPublica and Frontline. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The National Guard soldiers in…
from the a-very-bad-bet dept Earlier this month, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The Complete Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32 Bundle has 14 courses covering what you need to…
from the not-today,-second-rate-satan dept Despite a bunch of Republican lawmakers being extremely (and mostly performatively) upset that their communications were…
from the look,-the-censorship-industrial-complext! dept For the better part of five years, we’ve been treated to an elaborate performance about the…
from the nice-router.-Shame-if-somethin’-was-to-happen-to-it. dept Late last month we noted how the Trump FCC under Brendan Carr announced a “new ban”…