Technology India wants to use facial recognition in its coronavirus vaccine drive Opponents fear that the move is designed to further entrench the country’s controversial biometric ID system brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Technology Across Africa, internet blackouts loom over elections Across the continent, governments are shutting down internet access and social media networks in response to elections and political unrest. As voters in Chad and Benin head to the polls, digital rights campaigners fear the two countries’ online networks could be next feature Erica Hellerstein
Technology Digital rights activists fear internet blackouts as voting kicks off in the Republic of the Congo Crackdowns on the internet and social media also recently occurred during elections in Niger and Uganda brief Erica Hellerstein
Technology Myanmar military's internet shutdowns are destroying businesses In the three weeks since armed forces took control of the country, data blocks have battered commerce and failed to stop demonstrations brief Burhan Wazir
Technology India’s biometric ID system is eroding the rights of pregnant women From the denial of maternity benefits to a lack of access to reproductive health services, the negative effects of this sweeping program are being felt across the country dispatch Varsha Bansal
Technology Kazakhstan ramps up control of the internet ahead of elections The launch of new online security measures has raised fears among opposition and digital rights groups brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Technology Military-backed company in Myanmar seeks control of the country's internet In authoritarian countries, armed forces wield huge power over digital spaces dispatch Kayleigh Long and Burhan Wazir
Technology Lebanon's ban on currency exchange apps fails to stem economic woes follow-up Gautama Mehta
Technology Russia’s Internet, already dim, gets darker Censorship and new laws block online information and stifle digital life dispatch Matej Voda
Technology Lebanon’s currency is collapsing. The government’s solution? Ban exchange rate apps The nation’s economy is in freefall, but this latest move forms part of a wider pattern of online censorship dispatch Emily Lewis
Technology Tech companies must engage in the fight against extremism While the U.S. government has named the Russian Imperial Movement a ‘specially designated global terrorist,’ more needs to be done to limit the spread of hate speech on the internet essay Daniel Trilling
Technology Foreign workers in the Gulf can’t call home during coronavirus crisis Blocks on free online voice and video calls stop low-income migrant workers from contacting their families feature Burhan Wazir
Technology China’s oppression of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs: a visual history Xinjiang’s Uyghurs are subject to a targeted campaign of surveillance and control. How did they get here? explainer Isobel Cockerell