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Some of the most powerful companies in the world are technology giants whose size, user base, and market share give them an outsized influence on our lives, both online and off. People often refer to these companies collectively as "Big Tech," but they aren't a monolith. For example, some highly influential companies aren’t very big, and some giant tech companies don’t have the name recognition of some smaller ones. Either way, tech companies often disagree on controversial issues that affect their businesses. EFF isn’t interested in supporting any particular tech company, large or small. However, we are interested in how these companies uphold—or undermine—digital civil liberties. While big tech companies can do harm to privacy, free expression, and innovation, they can also spearhead important advances in these areas. EFF is committed to holding these companies to account when they hurt their users’ digital freedom, and we also stand with them when they put their users first.

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EFF Related Content: Big Tech

Deeplinks Blog byCory Doctorow | October 3, 2025

What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology

At EFF, we believe that tech rights are worker’s rights. Since the pandemic, workers of all kinds have been subjected to increasingly invasive forms of bossware. These are the “algorithmic management” tools that surveil workers on and off the job, often running on devices that (nominally) belong... ●Read more about What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology

Pink banner hat reads "stop censoring abortion" but the Os are mifepristone tablet graphics.

Deeplinks Blog byLisa Femia | September 23, 2025

Meta is Removing Abortion Advocates' Accounts Without Warning

This is the fifth installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. When the team at Women Help Women signed into Instagram last winter, they were met with a distressing surprise: without warning, Meta had... ●Read more about Meta is Removing Abortion Advocates' Accounts Without Warning

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Deeplinks Blog byMolly Buckley | September 5, 2025

Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms

If you live in Mississippi, you may have noticed that you are no longer able to log into your Bluesky or Dreamwidth accounts from within the state. That’s because, in a chilling early warning sign for the U.S., both social platforms decided to block all users in Mississippi from their... ●Read more about Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms

Deeplinks Blog byAaron Mackey, Lisa Femia, Jason Kelley | June 27, 2025

Today's Supreme Court Decision on Age Verification Tramples Free Speech and Undermines Privacy

●Español Today’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton is a direct blow to the free speech rights of adults. This ruling allows states to enact onerous age-verification rules that will block adults from accessing lawful speech, curtail their ability to be anonymous, and jeopardize their data security and privacy. ●Read more about Today's Supreme Court Decision on Age Verification Tramples Free Speech and Undermines Privacy

Deeplinks Blog byRindala Alajaji | June 25, 2025

California’s Corporate Cover-Up Act Is a Privacy Nightmare

California lawmakers are pushing one of the most dangerous privacy rollbacks we’ve seen in years. S.B. 690, what we’re calling the Corporate Cover-Up Act, is a brazen attempt to let corporations spy on us in secret, gutting long-standing protections without a shred... ●Read more about California’s Corporate Cover-Up Act Is a Privacy Nightmare

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