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 gaming-like-it’s-1930 dept Last week, we announced the winners of our eighth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like…
from the be-better dept We’ve been talking a lot of about the use of artificial intelligence lately, for obvious reasons.…
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. technology companies should be legally accountable in U.S. courts for building tools that purposefully and actively…
from the yet-another-unanticipated-defense dept The expression, “to make a federal case out of something” usually describes making a bigger deal…
from the it-was-always-a-shakedown dept Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to “go fuck” themselves and then sued them for the…
from the more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same dept In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that warrants were needed to obtain cell site location info…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The 2026 Microsoft Office Pro Bundle has 8 courses to help you master essential Office skills.…
Last week, Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri got into a heated exchange during a Senate hearing with Stanford’s Daphne Keller.…
from the you-are-TERRIBLE-at-this dept When right wing billionaire Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby kid David) hired trolling blogger Bari Weiss…
from the bye-bye dept Even at the best of times, the hallmark of RFK Jr.’s Health & Human Services is…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
A new report from 404 Media sheds light on how automated license plate readers (ALPRs) could be used beyond the press…