Feature 20 July 2021 Fraud on the Farm: How a baby-faced CEO turned a Farmville clone into a massive Ponzi scheme Farm Bank let players make money, while supporting real farms. Then the CEO vanished with $80 million. By Paul Benjamin Osterlund
Tech Hubs 16 July 2021 Beyond Silicon Valley The six cities building the future of the global tech industry. By Rest of World Staff
Tech Hubs 16 July 2021 Tel Aviv’s symbiotic relationship with Silicon Valley Israel’s tech industry grew by looking abroad. By Leo Schwartz
Ideas 23 June 2021 I am Palestinian. Here’s how Israel silences us on social media. “The blackout Palestinians are facing is not about suppressing our voices as individuals. It is about erasing us in toto.” By Mariam Barghouti
Feature 21 June 2021 The Facebook page searching for Egypt’s missing children Its members claim to have tracked down over 2,800 people, solving cases that no one else has been able to. By Bahira Amin
Report 17 June 2021 Three Iraqi women explain how and why they stay anonymous online The internet affords some Iraqi women unprecedented freedom, but for many, it’s hard to shake the patriarchal norms of their IRL lives. By Sofia Barbarani
3 Minutes With 8 June 2021 3 minutes with: Zohar Gendler, NGT3 Managing partner/CEO NGT3, Nazareth, Israel 🇮🇱 By Yinka Adegoke
Report 27 May 2021 3 Palestinians reflect on 11 days of conflict, refracted through the internet They say social media played a vital — and often frustrating — role during recent violence in the region. By Vittoria Elliott
Report 27 May 2021 Dubai is a paradise for “digital nomads”— and hell for low-wage gig workers The UAE has eased visa requirements for white-collar freelancers, but migrant gig workers struggle. By Meaghan Tobin and Roohan Ahmed
Feature 26 May 2021 The high-tech ‘makeover’ of Europe’s deadly border with Africa A tech overhaul is meant to make the border more “humane.” The reality is anything but. By Sam Edwards
