News 26 May 2021 YouTube said it took down ads featuring Belarus hostage videos The advertisements promoted confession tapes released by government authorities of detained activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega.
News 18 May 2021 Venmo is halting some payments referring to Palestine A number of Venmo users say the payment app is stalling transactions for “Emergency Palestinian Relief Fund.”
News 30 April 2021 Masafumi Ito, leader of the Amazon Japan Union, sues for wrongful termination His lawyers argue the tech giant unfairly fired him for his organizing activity.
Report 27 April 2021 Union leaders in Japan say Amazon is weaponizing “performance improvement plans” to weed them out The plans have long been controversial but garnered renewed attention after a member of the Amazon Japan Union was fired last month.
News 22 April 2021 Amazon shut out merchants from Pakistan, but they’re still finding a way onto the platform The e-commerce giant is courting the country’s largest manufacturers, but smaller sellers must still use workarounds to reach customers.
News 26 March 2021 “We are getting less money after working more”: Why Amazon drivers are going on strike in India The demonstration will be the first nationwide protest at the e-commerce giant.
News 9 February 2021 The mysterious photo of a purple flower that receives 78 million hits each day How India’s TikTok ban may have inadvertently caused a random image to become extremely popular.
News 25 January 2021 China is home to a growing market for dubious “emotion recognition” technology A new report says the tools rely on junk science and have the potential to erode human rights around the world.
News 20 January 2021 The cutthroat war to dominate China’s grocery delivery industry Community group buying is helping tech giants capture a valuable new market. But can neighborly trust be converted into brand loyalty?
Future Thinking 7 December 2020 The year of TikTok Over the past 12 months, the video app has conquered the world. How will it handle the responsibility of being a global platform?
