Topic: Center for Democracy and Technology
The Center for Democracy and Technology engages in advocacy around digital rights, but its actions often raise concerns about censorship and surveillance. Recent initiatives, such as the TAKE IT DOWN Act, highlight the tension between promoting safety online and the risk of infringing on free speech. As tech companies and lobbyists push for regulations, the implications for individual privacy and expression remain significant.
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TAKE IT DOWN Act Advances in House Despite Major Censorship Concerns
A bill with bipartisan shine and a name fit for a blockbuster masks a blank check for online erasure.
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TAKE IT DOWN Act: A Trojan Horse for Online Censorship?
The bill’s broad wording could erode free speech and endanger encrypted platforms.
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Spotify Creates “safety advisory council” to advise on “hate speech,” “disinformation”
A similar tactic to Facebook.
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Apple employees voice concern over iPhone photo scanning
Pushback against Apple’s proposals aren’t going away.
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“Free expression” activists call on Biden to create an online disinformation task force
Somewhat contradictory.
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Silicon Valley lobbyists are pushing back hard against consumer privacy legislation
Big tech wants to weaken privacy laws.