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.
SAN FRANCISCO—With ill-advised and dangerous age verification laws proliferating across the United States and around the world, creating surveillance and…
from the support-our-work,-support-democracy dept Last week, we launched our monthlong fundraiser with a commemorative Techdirt / 30 years of Section…
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle…
from the radical-socialism dept Back in 2008, Chattanooga, Tennessee decided to build its own city-owned fiber broadband network on the…
from the open-source-is-the-way dept Aquarter of a century ago, I wrote a book called “Rebel Code”. It was the first…
from the big-brother-is-getting-bigger dept When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints. But the…
from the gaming-like-it’s-1930 dept The new year is approaching fast, and you know what that means: new material is entering…
from the good-luck,-fuckwits dept Lindsey Halligan — a former personal lawyer for Trump who specialized in insurance law — was…
OpenAI has allegedly become more guarded about publishing research that highlights the potentially negative impact that AI could have on…
from the a-story-in-three-acts dept We’ve spent years calling out what a hypocrite Elon Musk is on free speech. But sometimes…
Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI as the company’s chief revenue officer, multiple sources tell…
from the the-president-hates-america dept The president, who drapes himself in the flag so inappropriately you’d think it would be filing…