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
Should countries build their own AIs? AI will soon touch many parts of our lives. But it doesn’t have to be controlled by big tech companies feature Chris Stokel-Walker
When your body becomes the border Surveillance technology has brought U.S. immigration enforcement away from the border itself and onto the bodies of people seeking to cross it feature Erica Hellerstein
Escaping China with a spoon and a rusty nail How one Uyghur man fled Xinjiang via the notorious smugglers' road and broke out of a Thai prison first person Hashim Mohammed and Isobel Cockerell
How an EU-funded agency is working to keep migrants from reaching Europe The International Centre for Migration Policy Development is arming countries along European borders with surveillance tech and training to keep migrants out of Europe feature Zach Campbell and Lorenzo D'Agostino
Imran Khan is fighting Pakistan's army with Twitter The arrest of the former Pakistani prime minister unleashed days of protest and has mired the country in a deep political crisis feature Ramsha Jahangir
Chatbots of the dead AI grief chatbots can help us talk to loved ones from beyond the grave. Are we okay with that? q&a Isobel Cockerell
How Somali workers in the US are fighting Amazon’s surveillance machine Minnesota just passed a labor bill that could force Amazon to respect the rights of warehouse workers feature Erica Hellerstein
Telehealth start-ups are monetizing misinformation – and your data Digital-first telehealth companies are not regulated like traditional healthcare providers. And they are out for profit feature Rebekah Robinson
The demolition of dissent in India Bulldozers, symbols of unchecked state power, are being celebrated in Indian popular culture. And the ‘Bulldozer Baba’ in Uttar Pradesh is becoming India’s favorite Hindu nationalist politician feature Tusha Mittal
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
Lying about your age? This AI will see right through it Biometric age verification is seen as the future — but there are risks in handing over detailed data on who we are feature Chris Stokel-Walker
Texas lawmakers want to erase abortion from the internet Texas legislators take aim at online information about abortion, in what may become a new strategy for abortion opponents in a post-Roe America feature Erica Hellerstein
Nigeria’s digital vote-counting failure decimated public trust in elections Election officials promised that digitization would make for a more transparent and fair election. But it has done the opposite feature Ope Adetayo
People power pushes back 'Putin’s law' in Georgia Protests forced the Georgian government to withdraw draft legislation limiting 'foreign influence' on civil society and the media. But the retreat might only be temporary feature Will Neal
