Platforms shouldn’t silence people for drawing attention to the influence those platforms, and other large companies, have.
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Platforms Systematically Removed a User Because He Made "Most Wanted CEO" Playing Cards
On December 14, James Harr, the owner of an online store called ComradeWorkwear, announced on social media that he planned to sell a deck of “Mos...
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could have far-reaching effects for every internet users’ free speech, anonymity, and privacy rights.
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Five Things to Know about the Supreme Court Case on Texas’ Age Verification Law, Free Speech Coalition v Paxton
Texas’ age verification law robs internet users of anonymity, exposes them to privacy and security risks, and blocks some adults entirely from ac...
Many people reported having their accounts banned and content removed after commenting on the assassination of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, showing just how much control over our online expression social media and financial platforms have.
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Platforms Systematically Removed a User Because He Made "Most Wanted CEO" Playing Cards
On December 14, James Harr, the owner of an online store called ComradeWorkwear, announced on social media that he planned to sell a deck of “Mos...
EFF joined international human rights groups in sending a letter directly to the UK Prime Minister urging immediate action to secure the release of Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian writer, technologist, and prisoner of conscience. His mother, Leila Soueif, has been on a hunger strike for 100+ days, demanding the UK government intervene to free her son. Time is running out. #FreeAlaa
Open letter: the UK government must act now to free Alaa | MADR
Many have riffed on the tradition of using playing cards to help troops recognize the enemy. While social media accounts selling “Gaza’s Most Wanted” and “Covid's Most Wanted” cards remain online, a user selling “Most Wanted CEO” cards was quickly banned.
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Platforms Systematically Removed a User Because He Made "Most Wanted CEO" Playing Cards
On December 14, James Harr, the owner of an online store called ComradeWorkwear, announced on social media that he planned to sell a deck of “Mos...
Meta’s new policies allowing certain hate speech “was more of a primarily political capitulation than it was an earnest attempt to revise pressing problems with content moderation,” EFF’s @npub124we...wttl told Truthout. https://truthout.org/articles/metas-allowance-of-hate-speech-is-another-side-effect-of-big-tech-monopoly/
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Choosing Your Tools
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Privacy Badger
Privacy Badger is an install-and-forget browser add-on that stops advertisers and trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you l...
The public has a right to know the technology that law enforcement buys with taxpayer money. This information is not a trade secret, despite what private companies try to claim.
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EFF Goes to Court to Uncover Police Surveillance Tech in California
The private company Pen-Link sued the San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office to block the agency from disclosing to EFF the unredacted contracts between th...
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