Longreads 12 January 2021 The silent song How Papuan separatists battle the Indonesian government's bandwidth throttling and internet shutdowns to report on human rights abuses
Longread 5 January 2021 Papua New Guinea calling For over a decade, renegade telecom Digicel has made it their business to connect some of the world’s most remote regions. Now their strategy has left them reliant on maintaining the status quo.
News 16 December 2020 Why radio stations may be the real “e-learning” revolution African teachers are building on years of radio education to keep learning affordable and accessible.
News 27 November 2020 Indian developers are racing to replace TikTok In the wake of India’s ban on Chinese apps, local developers are scrambling to come up with the next best thing.
Longreads 24 November 2020 The hills are alive Pakistan’s government uses the internet as a means of exerting control — and in a remote part of the country, citizens are starting to fight back.
Ideas 23 November 2020 Returning to China’s walled garden To combat the spread of Covid-19, authorities are increasingly narrowing the divide between a person’s offline and online selves.
Feature 10 November 2020 Hacking democracy Indonesia was once a bright spot for digital freedom in Southeast Asia. Now activists are being hacked, and authorities are using internet blackouts to curb dissent.
Ideas 27 October 2020 More than just a dating app When Pakistani authorities banned Tinder last month, one woman lost a social lifeline.
Feature 12 October 2020 How a downed internet balloon produced an unlikely love story Google’s Loon balloons have been hailed as the future of connectivity, but in Uruguay, they’ve been most effective for matchmaking.
News 8 October 2020 The life and death of SNET, Havana’s alternative internet As Cuba sluggishly got its population online, the shadow internet developed by volunteers provided a lifeline for thousands of people.
