The technologies include facial recognition tools used on Uyghurs in western China, say experts ...

Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr is calling the Biden administration‘s “digital equity” plan for all internet services and infrastructure an “unlawful power grab.” ...

In order to please our European allies and our Third World critics, the Obama administration may be tempted to surrender one particular manifestation of American “dominance”: central management of key ...

China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory identity checks on every online platform, ...

In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers—including mobile services—repeatedly going offline. Iran's government has cited cybersecurity ...

Citizens in authoritarian regimes worldwide are managing to evade internet controls in an attempt to get uncensored information. Russia is trying to keep tight control over the flow of information ...

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Since 2019, Vladimir Putin has supercharged his plan to separate Russia from the global internet. The country’s sovereign internet law, which came into force that November, gives officials the power ...

We’re operating in a Web2 world. But what does that mean and why is this important to understand? In today’s social internet, a powerful few control nearly all of our online experiences as well as the ...