Internet
Politics, race, and religion: Pandemic misinformation courses through the Southeast Asian...
By Jan Oledan, Nicola Bariletto,
Saiful Salihudin, Mehulika Sitepu, Jacob N. Shapiro,
January 25, 2021
From tales of allegedly dwindling food stockpiles in Singapore to...
New Nationwide ‘Internet Blackout’ Reportedly Hits Myanmar
by Zara Muradyan
Feb.6, 2021
The Myanmar Army had earlier ordered communications operators and internet service providers to block access to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and related...
WHO launches pilot of AI-powered public-access social listening tool
29 January 2021
What is the pilot and why is it important?
If you’ve been following WHO’s infodemic management updates and training courses at any point...
The 24 ways we’re tracked on a regular basis reveal something...
By Kevin Kelly, "The Inevitable"
Jun 28, 2016
photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox/Dreamworks
The design of the internet of everything, and the nature...
The GameStop fiasco
The GameStop Bubble Is a Lesson in the Absurdity and Uselessness of the Stock Market
By Doug Henwood
Jan.27, 2021
Who knew GameStop would itself become...
Corona-free? How disinformation could be clouding the true pandemic picture in...
By Julia Ilhardt, Giorgio Musto, Samikshya Siwakoti, Jacob N. Shapiro
September 21, 2020
Of the roughly 28.6 million cases of COVID-19 logged by the World Health...
‘This Is Not a Game’: Internet Defenders Warn Against Gutting of...
"Section 230 is one of the most important laws protecting freedom of expression and human rights in the digital age."
by Andrea Germanos
Jan/27, 2021
A coalition...
America Abandoned Its Economic Prophet. The World Embraced Him | By...
John Kenneth Galbraith was an intellectual celebrity 50 years ago—and it would be a mistake to ignore him today
January 15, 2021
U.S. President-elect Joe...
Big Tech Critics Alarmed at Direction of Biden Antitrust Personnel
Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
By David Dayen, Ryan Grim
January...
US Counterintelligence Chief Calls for ‘Accountability’ by Police, Security for Capitol...
by Morgan Artyukhina
Jan.12, 2021
More than a dozen members of the US Capitol Police force have been suspended or are being investigated for alleged...