A Manhunt in India Left 27 Million People Without Mobile Internet
Manish Kumar runs a car rental service in the city of Jalandhar in [...]
How a Major Toy Company Kept 4chan Online
Toxic image board 4chan has managed to stay online for the past seven [...]
TikTok and Amazon Bet on China’s Ecommerce Model. It’s a Dud
The pandemic sent the livestream sales industry into overdrive. The Chinese government’s strict [...]
The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
In one sense, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: [...]
TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s much-anticipated testimony in the United States [...]
If the US Bans TikTok, WeChat Might Be Next
The platform also appears to be vulnerable to censorship and algorithmic manipulation. This [...]
The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed
March has been brutal for TikTok. Last week, the UK joined the US, [...]
4 People Tweeting’ Changed the Face of Nigerian Politics
On election day, Maryam Adetona arrived at her polling unit in Ilorin in [...]
Meta Is Being Sued in Kenya, Again
When David, a content moderator, heard that his company, Sama, would be ending [...]
Senators Warn the Next US Bank Run Could Be Rigged
Idaho senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee—who also [...]
In Bulgaria, Russian Trolls Are Winning the Information War
On December 13, 2022, a group of Bulgarian activists from the nonprofit United [...]
Senator Warner Wants US Spies to Justify a TikTok Ban
In the future, it might be a new mobile game or an algorithm [...]