Meta cozies up to Vietnam, censorship demands and all U.S. social media companies have become indispensable partners in Vietnam's information control regime feature Dien Nguyen An Luong
For Arab dissidents, the walls are closing in The Arab League is relying on the little-known Arab Interior Ministers Council to target critics abroad. Now, a former detainee is taking them to court in the U.S. feature Frankie Vetch
Without space to detain migrants, the UK tags them The Home Office says electronically tracking asylum seekers is a humane alternative to detention. But migrants say it’s damaging their mental health dispatch Isobel Cockerell
For migrants under 24/7 surveillance, the UK feels like ‘an outside prison’ He’s lived in the UK since he was a small child. But the Home Office wants to deport him — and track him wherever he goes first person Isobel Cockerell
Advertising erectile dysfunction pills? No problem. Breast health? Try again Women’s health groups say Meta is discriminating against them, while letting men’s sexual health ads flourish feature Erica Hellerstein
The Albanian town that TikTok emptied “It’s like the boys have gone extinct,” say women in Kukes. They’ve all left for London, chasing dreams of fast cars and easy money sold on social media feature Isobel Cockerell
Senegal is stifling its democracy in the dark By shutting down the internet and jailing the opposition, the Senegalese government turns to the authoritarian playbook to suppress protests feature Ope Adetayo
Migrants take the US to court over its glitchy asylum app The Biden administration’s glitchy new app is failing asylum seekers. Now, migrant’s rights groups are fighting back feature Erica Hellerstein
Inside New Mexico’s struggle to protect kids from abuse A safety scoring tool was supposed to improve child welfare. But former caseworkers say it’s not helping feature Caitlin Thompson
When Meta suspends influential political accounts, who loses? Meta must decide whether to suspend Hun Sen’s Facebook page and the archive of recent Cambodian political history it contains feature Fiona Kelliher
Lithuania goes after bots following spikes in pro-Russian propaganda Lithuania’s parliament is looking to criminalize automated account activity – and to hold Big Tech accountable for the same feature Amanda Coakley and Ellery Roberts Biddle
Researchers say their AI can detect sexuality. Critics say it’s dangerous Swiss psychiatrists say their AI deep learning model can tell if your brain is gay or straight. AI experts say that’s impossible feature Isobel Cockerell
Israel uses Palestine as a petri dish to test spyware Journalist Antony Loewenstein discusses how Israeli surveillance tech is tested in Palestine before being exported across the world q&a Frankie Vetch
Digital footprints on the dark side of Geneva Photographer Thomas Dworzak documents digital surveillance of daily life in one of Europe’s wealthiest cities photo essay Thomas Dworzak/Magnum Photos
How TikTok influencers exploit ethnic divisions in Ethiopia Social media influencers in Africa’s second-largest country are helping to stoke conflict – and making money along the way feature Endalkachew Chala
