Technology

Modern technology was supposed to end dictatorship. But will it end democracy instead?

The devastating toll of South Korea’s digital sex crime epidemic

From hidden spy cameras to revenge porn, South Korean women are being targeted by sex criminals and face steep barriers to justice

Erica Hellerstein

The ‘seductive surveillance’ of voice recognition

Voice recognition companies are getting unprecedented amounts of information about the behavioral habits of their consumers

Caitlin Thompson

How changing a 26-word US internet law could impact online expression everywhere

The landmark U.S. internet law shields social media companies from legal liability for the content its users post. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are threatening to change it, which could damage digital speech globally

Erica Hellerstein

Former Xinjiang police officer describes torture in Uyghur detention centers

Testimony given at a London tribunal details the tracking, detention and abuse of ethnic minorities in northwest China

Isobel Cockerell

Rights groups coalition demands global ban on facial recognition surveillance tech

An open letter signed by more than 175 organizations draws attention to an array of civil liberties concerns

Taking out the 'trash streamers'

Filled with drunkenness, violence and even murder, an outrageous phenomenon has dominated Russia’s underground internet for almost a decade — but now the authorities are trying to put an end to it

Pro-government ‘fact checkers’ are vilifying Pakistani journalists

An army of online volunteers has come to the aid of Prime Minister Imran Khan, lambasting reporters and picking apart stories that criticize the government

Ramsha Jahangir

The fake social media accounts amplifying Chinese propaganda

A new investigation reveals an extraordinarily high level of engagement by Chinese diplomats using social media

Ramsha Jahangir

India's vaccine system excludes millions

As India battles a deadly coronavirus wave, a digital portal for booking vaccines comes under fire for excluding those who lack digital knowledge or access to the internet.

Mariam Kiparoidze

EU’s weak AI law sets a low bar for global facial recognition regulations

The Artificial Intelligence Act would be the first legal framework on the use of AI in the world, but it creates toothless standards for restrictions of biometric surveillance

Caitlin Thompson

The Mexican government wants to create a massive database with cell phone users’ biometric data

The law adds Mexico to a list of 18 countries globally that require biometric data registration for cell phone users

Erica Hellerstein

Tunisian police are using drones and Facebook to doxx LGBTQ protesters

Law enforcement unions have leveraged technology to harass minorities and discredit demonstrations demanding economic and social reform

The Kremlin’s digital campaign against Alexey Navalny is cranking up pressure

Russia’s internet censorship agency is leading the charge on silencing Navalny supporters

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

Mariam Kiparoidze

Facial recognition systems decide your gender for you. Activists say it needs to stop

Rights groups believe that new tech reinforces old prejudices and are calling on the European Commission to ban it

Isobel Cockerell

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