I tested the UK's coronavirus app. Here's what I found The British government is testing a tracking and tracing app on a small island off the coast of England. Its success could determine how the coronavirus pandemic is contained elsewhere dispatch Amber Beard
Lebanon’s currency is collapsing. The government’s solution? Ban exchange rate apps The nation’s economy is in freefall, but this latest move forms part of a wider pattern of online censorship dispatch Emily Lewis
Cambodian prime minister unleashes social media crackdown to seal grip on country New emergency laws allow unlimited surveillance and control of the press and social media dispatch Chaewon Chung
Tech companies must engage in the fight against extremism While the U.S. government has named the Russian Imperial Movement a ‘specially designated global terrorist,’ more needs to be done to limit the spread of hate speech on the internet essay Daniel Trilling
From mythology to machine learning, a history of artificial intelligence While AI now powers smart cities, driverless cars and home appliances, ethical concerns about the technology have existed for centuries feature Katia Patin
In Kenya, thousands left in limbo without ID cards A government program for citizens and refugees highlights the pitfalls of humanitarian biometrics dispatch Keren Weitzberg
Italy looks to tech to limit the spread of the coronavirus A national task force exploring how data from mobile phones could limit the spread of Covid-19 has sparked a debate over privacy and data protection feature Cecilia Butini
Marseille’s fight against AI surveillance The southern French city, once synonymous with urban crime, now encapsulates the spread of AI surveillance driven by Chinese companies dispatch Morgan Meaker
In Yemen, the internet is a key front in the conflict Price hikes and slow broadband speeds have cut off many Yemenis from a world beyond the war dispatch Casey Coombs
Germany to force social media companies to report hate speech to police After a surge in far-right violence, a new law aims to hold digital platforms to account and bring extremists to justice dispatch Cecilia Butini
A school communication app gamifies the classroom Parents says the popular app ClassDojo raises fears about teacher bias feature Africa Jackson
Xinjiang's TikTok wipes away evidence of Uyghur persecution — Coda Follows Up follow-up Isobel Cockerell
Instagram shuts down Iranian accounts after Soleimani's death News agencies, human rights activists and influencers have had their accounts deactivated. Isobel Cockerell
As internet blackouts hit India, business and tech wrestle with the fallout Businesses and informal economies have all been hard hit by India’s latest internet shutdowns. feature Isobel Cockerell