News 20 January 2021 WhatsApp is at risk of losing its most loyal customers: Indian uncles and aunties A disastrous privacy policy rollout has consumers up in arms.
Feature 17 January 2021 Dirty work Inside India’s digital crime unit that’s leading the effort to catch groups that create and spread content promoting child sexual abuse.
News 13 January 2021 Cómo desinformación sobre vacunas se propaga más por Facebook en español La empresa solamente eliminó una red que propagaba teorías de conspiración después de ser contactada por Rest of World.
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 7 January 2021 How vaccine misinformation spreads in Spanish on Facebook The company removed a network of pages spreading harmful conspiracy theories only after Rest of World reached out.
Feature 21 December 2020 The livestreaming app connecting the working class Bigo was among the first social platforms to target South Asia’s underclass. And it has proven to be lucrative.
Future Thinking 9 December 2020 The revolution will be hashtagged Social media campaigns have helped to mobilize Africa’s youth to challenge authority and draw attention to forgotten causes.
Future Thinking 8 December 2020 When humor becomes horror Social media was a tool to subvert the powerful. When did it become the other way around?
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?
Feature 1 December 2020 “Feminist” Ponzi schemes are sweeping through Argentina WhatsApp groups are promising women sisterhood — and a cash return — in exchange for a hefty upfront fee.
