Electronic Frontier Foundation—EFF faced criticism for accepting significant funding from tech companies it purports to hold accountable
EFF has faced recurring criticism from journalists and activists for accepting substantial donations from major tech companies including Google, Facebook, and others, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest when EFF advocates on issues affecting those donors. Critics noted EFF sometimes took positions aligned with Big Tech interests on issues like FOSTA-SESTA.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.273 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.55)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Vice reported on EFF's Big Tech funding conflicts of interest
Vice published an investigation into EFF's acceptance of substantial donations from major tech companies, questioning potential conflicts of interest when EFF advocates on issues affecting those donors.