Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests
Big Tech companies have redefined terms like “openness” and “free expression” to support business models built on centralization and data monetization.
Audrey Hingle
The UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom’s Age Checks Raise Concerns
New UK rules require “highly effective” age checks for adult content online, but the proposed methods risk undermining privacy, excluding vulnerable users, and expanding surveillance infrastructure.
If It Breaks Wikipedia, It’s Probably Bad Policy
One Simple Test to Try Before Regulating the Internet.
Google Walks Back Cookie Privacy Protections
Google’s reversal on third-party cookies underscores how, when privacy and profit collide, the needs of advertisers continue to shape the web’s most widely used browser.
The UK Struggles to Balance AI Innovation and Creative Protection
The UK, a global hub for both AI and the arts, struggles to balance tech innovation and protecting a creative sector increasingly threatened by AI trained on copyrighted works.
The Future of Interoperability is Private @ IGF 2025
This month, the Social Web Foundation is joining the UN’s 20th annual conference on the internet.
Rethinking Robots: Why Visual Representation of AI Matters
The images we use to depict AI, from robots, to blue brains and cascading code, are more than just clichés. They shape public understanding, feed myths and undermine meaningful engagement. Better Images of AI is working to change that.