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Censorship

Brickbat: No Children Allowed

Charles Oliver | 7.28.2025 4:00 AM

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Antitrust

Forcing Google To Sell Chrome and Android Won't Make its Search Engine Less Popular

The Department of Justice's recommended remedies will only harm consumers.

Jack Nicastro | 11.22.2024 1:06 PM

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Antitrust

Federal Court Rules That Google Illegally Maintained a Monopoly

Google is "the best," the court says. But being on top is dangerous.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.7.2024 11:30 AM

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Artificial Intelligence

News Publishers Try To Sic the Government on Google AI

A journalism industry trade group is asking the federal government to thwart a tech tool that could make news publishing less profitable.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.3.2024 11:49 AM

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Privacy

Odd Colorado Ruling Upholds Internet Keyword Search Warrant

Court says the warrant was “constitutionally defective” but grants police a “good faith” exception.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.20.2023 7:00 AM

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Algorithms

Let's Not Have a Bunch of Posturing Politicians Decide How Online Algorithms Should Work

The latest bill to “fight big tech” could turn your online experience into a miserable slog.

Scott Shackford | 11.11.2021 2:30 PM

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Warrants

The Government's Secret 'Google Search' Warrant Trap

With “keyword warrants,” anyone who queries certain terms on search engines will get caught in the surveillance dragnet.

Andrea O'Sullivan | 10.12.2021 8:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

Is Microsoft 'Out To Get Conservatives'? And Is That Jim Jordan's Business?

Plus: Biden to back bill ending crack/cocaine sentencing disparity, the truth about tech startup creation, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.22.2021 9:30 AM

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Free Speech

The PRO-SPEECH Act Is Anything but First Amendment-Friendly

The law would make a federal case out of every aggrieved internet user and compel companies to host messages they do not wish to platform.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.14.2021 10:05 AM

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Google

Justice Department Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

Government claims Google uses its power to force users and advertisers on board. Google says that its popularity is not anticompetitive.

Scott Shackford | 10.20.2020 1:35 PM

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Election 2020

Does Google Secretly Manipulate Us To Vote for Democrats? The Evidence Is Flimsy.

Republicans have seized on the dubious claims of a psychologist who thinks Big Tech is shifting millions of votes to the left.

Justin Monticello | 10.8.2020 1:50 PM

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Breonna Taylor

Was the Search Warrant for the Drug Raid That Killed Breonna Taylor Illegal?

The information in the no-knock warrant application was based purely on guilt by association.

Jacob Sullum | 6.21.2020 6:00 PM

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Guide

Personal Encryption 101

A beginner's guide to protecting your messages, masking online movements, and steering clear of digital snoops

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.31.2018 12:00 AM

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