Longreads 19 January 2021 Where surveillance cameras work but the justice system doesn’t Mexico City has one of the most ambitious and sophisticated video surveillance systems in the world. But it hasn’t stopped crime.
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
Feature 9 January 2021 Telegram has a Nazi problem Telegram was designed to help pro-democracy activists, but lax content rules have made it a go-to platform for extremists.
News 5 January 2021 Surveillance in the name of Covid-19 Singapore successfully used technology to track and trace Covid-19 cases, but privacy advocates worry about the long-term consequence of surveillance.
News 5 January 2021 How to quit the Chinese Communist Party Online groups seek to help immigrants trying to distance themselves from China’s omnipresent political machinery.
Feature 4 January 2021 Meet the most famous North Korean on YouTube North Koreans, like Jun Heo, who have crossed the DMZ are turning to vlogging to challenge southerners’ prejudices against defectors.
Feature 4 January 2021 Nigeria’s war on wheels Government regulation is frustrating Nigeria’s tech scene, and burning investors and entrepreneurs alike.
News 22 December 2020 African governments rush to protect local startups Nations across the continent are passing laws designed to promote homegrown innovation.
News 16 December 2020 Guatemalan protests were fading, until a shady troll network got to work The government may have made a big mistake in trying to fight protester fire with fire.
Ideas 15 December 2020 Why domain names are the new natural resource Two letters at the end of a web address could be Tuvalu’s economic future.
