This episode was first released on March 21, 2023. The promise of the internet was that it would be a... more

The early internet had a lot of “technological self-determination" — you could opt out of things, protect your privacy, control... more

Artificial intelligence will neither solve all our problems nor likely destroy the world, but it could help make our lives... more

Collaging, remixing, sampling—art always has been more than the sum of its parts, a synthesis of elements and ideas that... more

From Napster to YouTube, some of the most important and controversial uses of the internet have been about building community:... more

Blind and low-vision people have experienced remarkable gains in information literacy because of digital technologies, like being able to access... more

If you buy something—a refrigerator, a car, a tractor, a wheelchair, or a phone—but you can't have the information or... more

Imagine an internet in which economic power is more broadly distributed, so that more people can build and maintain small... more

Is your face truly your own, or is it a commodity to be sold, a weapon to be used against... more

Imagine a world in which the internet is first and foremost about empowering people, not big corporations and government. In... more

What if we thought about democracy as a kind of open-source social technology, in which everyone can see the how... more

We cannot build a better future unless we can envision it. EFF’s How to Fix the Internet returns with another... more

This episode was first published on May 24, 2022. Pam Smith has been working to secure US elections for years, and... more

Writers sit watching a stranger’s search engine terms being typed in real time, a voyeuristic peek into that person’s most... more

People with disabilities were the original hackers. The world can feel closed to them, so they often have had to... more

Dr. Seuss wrote a story about a Hawtch-Hawtcher Bee-Watcher whose job it is to watch his town’s one lazy bee,... more

An internet that is safe for sex workers is an internet that is safer for everyone. Though the effects of... more

When a science-fiction villain is defeated, we often see the heroes take their victory lap and then everyone lives happily... more

The promise of the internet was that it would be a tool to melt barriers and aid truth-seekers everywhere. But... more

What would the internet look like if it weren't the greatest technology of mass surveillance in the history of mankind?... more

Too often we let the rich and powerful dictate what technology’s future will be, from Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse to Elon... more

When a tech company moves to your city, the effects ripple far beyond just the people it employs. It can... more

What can a bustling electronic components bazaar in Shenzhen, China, tell us about building a better technology future? To researcher... more

We cannot build a better future unless we can envision it. Join us in conversations with people who are... more

What makes a grassroots movement for better tech effective? Join Glitch CEO Anil Dash as he talks to Cindy and... more

Pam Smith has been working to secure US elections for years, and now as the CEO of Verified Voting, she... more

Rediet Abebe knows that there is a better way to build things so that the communities get what they need... more

James Mickens is a lifelong hacker and a professor at Harvard, and he knows too well where the gaps are... more

Ora Tanner is a teacher- and when she realized that her students didn’t understand the role AI and Machine Learning... more

Adam Savage builds things, and he builds community. The open web is important for both, and he talks to Cindy... more