When removing bylines isn’t enough: how can journalists safely investigate tech in 2025?

Big Tech companies - and the CEOs who lead them - are accumulating more power by the day.
Holding power to account requires access to information, something these companies are making increasingly difficult. Transparency tools are being restricted, researchers’ accounts are being shut down, legal intimidation tactics are being used to suppress accountability, all while media outlets are struggling to stay afloat in a hostile funding environment.
So how do journalists keep investigating technology while staying safe? The risks are especially stark for journalists in the Global South, where the protections are often weaker and the threats severe.
What does safety and protection look like in 2025 when covering tech? And what strategies - beyond removing bylines - can journalists use to continue this vital public interest work?
Moderated by Alexandra Buccianti.
Sponsored by Luminate.

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