The Destabilization Experiment 2 December 2021 Brazilians are desperately fighting against Bolsonaro’s digital tactics Political institutions, including the opposition parties, are reaching for any weapons they can find against the president’s use of social media and messaging apps. By Artur Pericles Lima Monteiro
News 1 December 2021 One man’s quest to put Mexico City’s iconic street food vendors onto Google Maps What started as a crowdsourced project has become Google’s first attempt to bring the informal food economy onto the platform. By Leo Schwartz
Features 30 November 2021 China’s queer internet is being erased LGBTQI groups found rare freedoms online, but this year, many were shut by censors. It feels like slowly being sanded down, said one member. By Lavender Au and Weiqi Liu
The Destabilization Experiment 24 November 2021 Why Russia is using Facebook to launch disinformation campaigns in Sudan The government has taken no action, and with elections approaching, Russia stands to directly influence the country’s political direction for its own benefit. By Mohamed Suliman
Features 23 November 2021 A young Argentine was caught in a cocaine-fueled celebrity scandal; 25 years later, Google won’t let her forget When a ’90s scandal ensnared an Argentine woman in the past, she sued Google for the right to be forgotten. By Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Leo Schwartz
Features 23 November 2021 Natalia Denegri no quiere ser definida por un escándalo de Maradona. Ahora lucha por que el internet la olvide La joven argentina se vio enmarañada en un escándalo del legendario futbolista en los noventa. Ahora está demandando a Google por el derecho a ser olvidada. By Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Leo Schwartz
The Destabilization Experiment 18 November 2021 Facebook is bad at moderating in English. In Arabic, it’s a disaster The platform must work with communities on the ground to design policies on moderation and be fully transparent about them. By Marwa Fatafta
Reports 17 November 2021 Instagram impacts teen mental health in the West. What about everywhere else? The Facebook Papers reveal scant research on the effect of social media on teens in the Global South. By Nilesh Christopher and Andrew Deck
Reports 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. By Zecharias Zelalem and Peter Guest
News 12 November 2021 Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia. Here’s why Keyboards weren't designed for Khmer. So Cambodians have just decided to ignore them By Vittoria Elliott and Bopha Phorn
