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.
It’s been a great year to be on EFF’s membership team. There’s no better feeling than hanging out with your fellow digital freedom supporters and being…
State and federal lawmakers have introduced multiple proposals in 2025 to curtail or outright block children and teenagers from accessing…
from the ghosts-of-christmas-past dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Congress sold out to Hollywood yet again by sneaking…
from the support-techdirt-and-feel-good-about-it dept We’re a few weeks into our end of year crowdfunding campaign—donate $100 or more (check out…
from the but-the-good-stuff-works-too-well! dept While each iteration presents a chance to improve, there are some very real reasons why facial…
from the our-sad-desperation-means-the-product-is-good dept If your product is even a third as innovative and useful as you claim it is,…
from the the-open-web-is-closing dept Last week, Google filed suit against SerpApi, a scraping company that helps businesses pull data from…
Earlier this year, both chambers of Congress passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This bill, while well-intentioned, gives powerful people…
2025 was a stellar year for EFF’s award-winning podcast, “How to Fix the Internet,” as our sixth season focused on…
from the rogue-state-seeks-additional-rogues dept Yeah, the economy sucks and trade-war tariff agendas are only making things worse. But as Trump…
from the building-state-television dept We’ve noted how right wing billionaire Larry Ellison, as part of his attempt to control the…
from the forever-and-a-day dept One of the little-known but extremely telling episodes in the history of modern copyright, discussed in…