Pluralistic: The Big Con (19 Jun 2026)
Today’s links The Big Con: Making the pile of shit bigger won’t increase the number of ponies underneath it. Hey look at this: Delights to…
Tech and Internet
The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social…
EFF Joins 60+ Groups Urging the UK to Halt Face Estimation at the Border
This week, EFF joined Foxglove, Human Rights Watch, and 60 other organizations in writing to the UK’s Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum,…
Trump-Loving Crypto Super PAC Finally Backs a Democrat: Ritchie Torres
Torres, the only Democrat boosted by cash from the conservative Fellowship PAC, has no serious competition in his House race.
The post Trump-Loving Crypto Super PAC…
Canada Is Forging Ahead with Its Dangerous Surveillance Bill
With no serious debate, including on proposed amendments, Canada is blazing full speed ahead with Bill C-22, which would threaten encryption and increase surveillance. Also…
EFF Thanks SerpApi For Helping Us Protect Free Speech Online
EFF is grateful for SerpApi’s generous support, helping us fight for your rights to speak and access information online. SerpApi has been giving to EFF…
Call for Submissions: Digital Pride
This Pride season, join EFF and the Queer Arts Collective in building a creative space at the intersection of digital justice and artistic expression.
We’re looking…
A New Bill Takes Aim at Government Pressure to Silence Lawful Online Speech
Last week, Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduced the Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression, or JAWBONE Act. The bipartisan legislation creates…
Court Records Should Be Free
Court records belong to the public. Yet anyone seeking access to federal court filings through PACER, a government software system that stands for Public Access…
‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm
For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising…