FTC Pushed to Crack Down on Companies That Ruin Hardware via Software Updates(techdirt.com)

411 points by lg_rocket 2 years ago | 167 comments

Techdirt article on a coalition including Consumer Reports and iFixit urging the FTC to act against companies that degrade hardware via software updates or paywalls.

F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree(f-droid.org)

1284 points by gumby271 1 year ago | 472 comments

F-Droid blog post responding to Google's new requirement that Android app developers register with Google, and its impact on F-Droid and free software apps.

Google’s Plan to DRM the Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For(techdirt.com)

887 points by g0xA52A2A 3 years ago | 296 comments

Techdirt opinion piece by Mike Masnick criticizing Google's Web Environment Integrity proposal as DRM for the web and a betrayal of its open-web values.

Judge Rejects Google's Attempt to DMCA Its Way Out of Being Scraped(techdirt.com)

309 points by cdrnsf 3 months ago | 118 comments

Brendan Carr Makes It Clear That He's Eager to Be America's Top Censor(techdirt.com)

14 points by coloneltcb 1 year ago | 5 comments

FTC orders 'gun detection' tech maker Evolv to stop overstating effectiveness(techdirt.com)

124 points by shakna 1 year ago | 111 comments