Category: Business

Amid Donald Trump’s escalating tariff war with China, the world has been left in no doubt. Consistent with his campaign messaging, and going against the overwhelming majority of economists’ advice, it’s clear that the US president still loves tariffs. He is ready to use them as a bargaining tool – and also to change them […]

On Monday, March 10, EFF sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the Strengthening Transparency and Obligation to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act) ahead of a committee hearing on the bill.  EFF opposed the original and amended versions of this bill in the previous Congress, and we […]

The two blast furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in England are the last of their kind in the UK. The UK steel industry was once a world leader, powering the industrial revolution. But these days it is in crisis. The Chinese owner of the plant, Jingye Group, stopped ordering the raw materials needed for […]

The United States has intensified sanctions against Iran, targeting a second Chinese oil refiner in its effort to curb Tehran’s access to international revenue streams. The Trump administration announced fresh penalties on Shengxing Chemical Co., a private “teapot” refinery located in China’s Shandong province, for allegedly purchasing over $1 billion worth of Iranian crude. This […]

Good old-fashioned grassroots advocacy is one of the best tools we have right now for making a positive change for our civil liberties online. When we unite toward a shared goal, anything is possible, and the right to repair movement is a prime example of this. In July of last year, EFF and many other organizations […]

When Donald Trump launched a trade war on April 2, he produced enormous volatility in stock markets around the world, but since then upheaval in the bond market has forced him to row back on some of his tariffs. Investors traditionally consider US Treasury bonds to be a safe asset with a guaranteed return and […]

In a decisive move to bolster Ireland’s economic resilience, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke, has announced government approval to expedite the development of a comprehensive Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity. This initiative aims to address the evolving global economic landscape marked by geopolitical tensions, trade uncertainties, and persistent cost pressures affecting […]

A look back at the games governments played to avoid transparency In the year 2015, we witnessed the launch of OpenAI, a debate over the color of a dress going viral, and a Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have the right to get married. It was also the year that the Electronic Frontier Foundation […]

The trade war between China and the US has spiralled into unchartered territory. On April 10, the Trump administration imposed a tariff of 125% on all Chinese imports. China called the actions unfair and responded with similar measures. Within the broader debate around unravelling economic ties between the US and China, where economic interdependence has […]

EFF has filed an amicus brief in Kadrey v. Meta, one of the many ongoing copyright lawsuits against AI developers. Most of the AI copyright cases raise an important new issue: whether the copying necessary to train a generative AI model is a non-infringing fair use. Kadrey, however, attempts to side-step fair use. The plaintiffs—including […]