Beijing’s cyber operations are largely conducted in the shadows. But a recent leak has shed light on how the state is working with private companies to target online activism.
Photo storage app features can determine which photos users are more often exposed to from within their collection.
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In April 2022, iPhone users were upset to learn about a restrictive feature on iPhones. The blocking of photos taken at sensitive locations raised concerns about how technologies manage our memories.
Books whose ideas ran afoul of official church doctrine were sometimes cast into the flames – and literature with queer themes was no stranger to scrutiny.
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Cumberland City Council’s ban of books depicting same-sex parents from its libraries implies such relationships are unnatural or strange. What’s happening?
Reporting from Gaza is extremely restricted, with international journalists only being allowed in when accompanied by the Israeli military.
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Using Australian laws to force a foreign-owned platform to take down content globally sets a risky precedent – should we allow all countries to impose their laws on the internet?
AI chatbots restrict their output according to vague and broad policies.
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Amid calls to ban certain books from libraries and schools, research shows that students benefit when they have the ability to choose which materials they want to read.
A California couple sued two school board members who blocked them on Facebook after they made critical remarks.
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We’re all familiar with a green ‘G’ or a red ‘MA’ on a movie poster, but those ratings don’t have any basis in what we know about child development. They’d be much more useful for parents if they did.
Your political leanings go a long way to determine whether you think it’s a good or bad idea to take down misinformation.
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It was reported this week that Queen’s song Fat Bottomed Girls has not been included in a greatest hits compilation aimed at children – presumably because of the lyrics.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a speech in Iowa City, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 2023.
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The hijacking of freedom by far-right politicians like Florida’s Ron DeSantis raises crucial questions about whose freedom is truly at stake in a time of tyranny.