EFF has spent this year urging governments around the world, from Canada to Australia, to abandon their reckless plans to introduce age verification for a variety of online content under the guise of protecting children online. Mandatory age verification tools are surveillance systems that threaten everyone’s rights to speech and privacy, and introduce more harm…
The phrase “move fast and break things” carries pretty negative connotations in these days of (Big) techlash. So it’s surprising that state and federal policymakers are doing just that with the latest big issue in tech and the public consciousness: generative AI, or more specifically its usez to generate deepfakes. Creators of all kinds are…
The EFF-chaired Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA) has had a big year! EFA is a loose network of local groups fighting for digital rights in the United States. With an ever-increasing roster of allies across the country, including significant growth on university campuses, EFA has also undergone a bit of a facelift. With the new branding…
Dear reader of our blog, surely by now you know the format: as we approach the end of the year, we look back on our work, count our wins, learn from our misses, and lay the groundwork strategies for a better future. It’s been an intense year in the fight for reproductive rights and its…
I have started person-to-person conversations with friends of different political persuasions — people who support common ground rules for serious discussion. Irvin Peckham I referred to Habermas in a previous Viewpoint (“Good faith communication,” Dec. 9) and should also mention Carl Rogers. Rogerian rhetoric was primarily derived from Habermas, a framework to which I add…
Editorial The Mauritian Electorate’s Defining Moment As the year draws to a close, the global media begins its annual ritual of selecting a Person of the Year. In the United States, Time magazine recently named Donald Trump, underscoring his continued influence on political discourse. This tradition begs the question in the local context: Who deserves…
The year may be coming to an end, but the extraordinary political events of the United States election season will cast a long shadow into 2025 and beyond. There were many historic moments: from President-elect Donald Trump’s unprecedented conviction in his New York hush-money trial, to President Joe Biden’s surprise – and very much delayed…
On the morning of December 10, a rare thick white fog enveloped Washington, D.C., creating an ominous tenor for the day. As I disembarked from the metro at Union Station, I followed a group of young Capitol Hill staffers up the hill and into the gloom. Some broke off to enter congressional offices or the…
A creature of various talents, and the owner of at least three types of shirt, the Great American Bro can take different forms. The finance bro, for example, favours a Patagonia power vest over his button-ups. The brocialist still thinks Bernie would have won. The gym bro likes to wear the tightest vest he can…
The CCP elected Joe Biden, not the American people. Borders must be controlled, dangerous illegals must be deported or jailed. Enact an Amendment to our Constitution prohibiting any foreign influence that weakens our national sovereignty. There was a time when differing political opinions meant an excellent discussion at the dinner table or workplace. In those…