Internet Blackouts 26 April 2022 “It’s like being under siege”: How DDoS became a censorship tool From the Philippines to Iran, constant distributed denial-of-service attacks are used to intimidate and wear down independent media.
Internet Blackouts 26 April 2022 In the dark Seven years, 60 countries, 935 internet shutdowns: How authoritarian regimes found an off switch for dissent.
Politics 3 February 2022 Poderosos limpian su pasado digital mediante compañías de lavado de reputación Documentación revela cómo empresas de lavado de reputación, como Eliminalia, usan amenazas legales y avisos de derechos para eliminar contenido en todo el mundo.
Politics 3 February 2022 Exposed documents reveal how the powerful clean up their digital past using a reputation laundering firm Reputation firms like Eliminalia use legal threats and copyright notices to have material taken down around the world.
Access & Connectivity 26 January 2022 Kazakhstan’s protests vanished from view in an internet blackout. Now the race is on to gather digital evidence “There are always going to be ways for people to get data out.”
Politics 13 January 2022 How Twitter rolled over to get unblocked in Nigeria The platform agreed to opening a local office, paying taxes, and being sensitive to national security.
Politics 9 December 2021 Lawyers behind Rohingya Facebook lawsuit call it a reckoning for regulating social media Tech companies in the U.S. have long been using Section 230 to argue they are not responsible for content published on their platforms.
Features 16 November 2021 Singapore’s tech-utopia dream is turning into a surveillance state nightmare In the “smart nation,” robot dogs enforce social distancing and flying taxis are just over the horizon. The reality is very different.
Politics 13 November 2021 Why Facebook keeps failing in Ethiopia Leaked documents show the company can't keep up with the volume of hate speech on the platform, which is leading to real-world violence.
Q & A 13 October 2021 “The internet wasn’t designed to breach national boundaries” British author Azeem Azhar on the evolution of the internet and the hard questions to ask about regulating the platforms.
The Global Gig Workers 21 September 2021 “We’re all fighting the giant”: Gig workers around the world are finally organizing Faced with fragility and uncertainty, gig workers are connecting across borders to challenge platforms’ power and policies.
The Global Gig Workers 21 September 2021 The investors pushing the gig model around the world Backed by influential financiers, platform companies are carving up global markets.
