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.
After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly,…
from the dominating-the-skies dept Elon Musk is desperate to dominate the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband market. So is Jeff Bezos.…
from the lowered-standards dept After RFK Jr. found himself getting a rebuke from the court system over his ACIP reorganization…
from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept There’s a meaningful push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper,…
from the more-of-that-famous-prosecutorial-discretion dept Never underestimate the stupidity of law enforcement. When things could just be left alone and everything…
On March 23, the FCC issued an update to their Covered List, a list of equipment banned from obtaining regulatory…
Another court has ruled that copyright can’t be used to keep our laws behind a paywall. The U.S. Court of…
from the ah-yes,-the-ministry-of-truth dept Remember when the Biden administration set up something called the “Disinformation Governance Board” and the entire…
Time and time again, we’ve seen police surveillance suffer from ‘mission creep’—technology sold as a way to prevent heinous crimes…
from the law-is-the-law,-losers dept The courts keep pounding the nails home. What this government is engaged in is illegal, on…
from the assholes-who-like-to-destroy-things dept A federal judge has ruled that President Trump’s executive order last year defunding PBS and NPR…
This is the third installment of a blog series reflecting on the global digital legacy of the 2011 Arab uprisings.…