Technology How tech design is always political Social media companies have made many mistakes over the past 15 years. What if they’re repeated in the so-called AI revolution? newsletter Ellery Roberts Biddle
Technology How Big Tech let down Navalny Silicon Valley was meant to be a boon to the Russian opposition, helping spread democratic ideas. Until the platforms bowed before a Kremlin crackdown Ellery Roberts Biddle
Technology Taiwan confronts China's disinformation behemoth ahead of vote China is using disinformation and propaganda to try to influence Taiwan’s election. A scrappy coalition of civil society organizations are fighting back feature Brian Hioe
Technology Belarusians are using Telegram – and their own printers – to deliver the news Volunteers are working to spread real news, under a government dedicated to keeping it hidden feature Katie Marie Davies
Technology 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
Technology 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
Technology 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
Technology 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
Technology 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
Technology Can the West curb its addiction to Chinese tech? A U.S. ban on TikTok could open the floodgates for sanctions on any technology made in China. But that’s easier said than done feature Alex Christian
Technology The occupational hazards of cleaning the internet A new lawsuit against tech giant Reddit underscores the global struggle of content moderators feature Erica Hellerstein
Technology Is Russia’s anti-war movement changing people’s minds? Russia’s Green Ribbon activists persevere online, despite the real-life risks of resistance feature Colleen Wood
Technology Be real or be stalked? Privacy pitfalls of Gen-Z’s favorite app The photo-sharing app’s location settings put a new twist on age-old privacy problems feature Isobel Cockerell
Technology Stakes turn deadly as Iran’s government threatens the phone apps aiding protesters Can technology used to oppress Iranians also be used to liberate them? feature Rayan El Amine
Technology Jailed for Jokes Why are Indian police making arrests based on the bruised feelings of thin-skinned politicians and obscure complaints about “hurt sentiments”? feature Arbab Ali and Sabah Gurmat
