Ideas

“The blackout Palestinians are facing is not about suppressing our voices as individuals. It is about erasing us in toto.”

From Togo to El Salvador, real and wannabe super apps have proliferated across the world, aspiring to become the next WeChat or Alipay.

The Burmese military has used myths of foreign interference, from George Soros to Facebook, while maintaining its grip on power.

Global South users often share their accounts with shady middlemen. The practice is corrupting civil discourse around the world.

By believing that fear and punishment alone can silence dissent, the Castro regime lost the internet.

El gobierno cubano ha perdido el terreno del internet por no comprenderlo, por creer que bastaba con el miedo y el castigo para acallar la disidencia.

Name changes and serial marriages show the lengths young Taiwanese have to go to for time off or cheap food.

As my grandfather’s health deteriorated in India, my family turned to fake news.

The move to decrypt all social media — including private messages — appears to target government criticism and social issues rather than online abuse.

The move toward digitizing identity and biometrics will only make existing systemic bias harder to crack.