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India Partition: After 75 years, tech opens a window into the past
A year on, Afghans hide out fearing death by data
Scam loan apps extorting Mexicans thrive in Google Play Store
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Crypto: changing lives on the margins
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Life on the line: Deadly risks for world's food delivery drivers
India nixes privacy bill that alarmed big tech companies
As online hate speech hits Africa, social media firms told to act
South Korea develops nanotech tattoo as health monitoring device
Honduras launches 'Bitcoin Valley' in tourist town Santa Lucia
Brazilian prosecutors probe company over Amazon forest NFT sale
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Are social media firms doing enough to protect LGBTQ+ users?
Indian children without Aadhaar digital ID shut out of school
Digital nomads seek sun, sea, sustainability as remote work booms
Pakistan's digital ID card keeps millions locked out
Doxxing: a new tool of repression against Arab women
Facebook's growth woes in India: too much nudity, not enough women
Meta units agree to Indonesia tech licensing rules
Africa: Can crypto transform charity?
South Africa power cuts widen digital divide and wealth gaps
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Ankle monitors raise risks for U.S. abortion-seekers
Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report
Uber Files: Drivers to protest low pay, unsafe work after leak
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Elon Musk and Twitter are at war over bots. Here's why they matter
Startups eye metaverse, NFTs, to solve Africa's economic woes
Can an EU law save children from harmful content online?
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After Roe v. Wade, healthcare data privacy fears grow worldwide
U.S. cities home in on tech have-nots - from immigrants to seniors
G20 watchdog to propose first global crypto rules in October
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Twitter battles India for control of social media content
US online grocery delivery boom helps open up access to fresh food
Twitter pursues review of Indian orders to take down content
EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry
Mumbai turns to Twitter for help mapping India's monsoon floods
EU seeks deal on ground-breaking rules to regulate crypto
U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting
Online disinformation stokes tensions as Kenya elections near
Crypto finds new value in crisis zones as investors flee crash
Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body
Uber, Lyft drivers claim price-fixing in lawsuit against companies
Social media firms targeted by US states over online abuse fears
As young Africans push to be online, data cost stands in the way
Nigeria to require social media platforms to open local offices
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India's new VPN rules spark fresh fears over online privacy
Sri Lankans turn to social media for help as economic crisis bites
Africa's homegrown online platforms take on Silicon Valley
Singapore's robot workforce plugs labour gaps
Africa's mobile money taxes could push poor out of digital economy
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Opinion

Johan Steyn Stellenbosch University

Conversational AI: Africans disproportionally disadvantaged

With about 3,000 different languages and dialects, Africans lose out when it comes to technology that is usually in English and major European languages, but efforts are underway to change that.
Mishi Choudhary and Prasanth ... Software Freedom Law Center

India’s Data Protection Bill goes back to the drawing board

Now that the process of drafting the bill has started afresh, concerns around data localisation and exemptions given to the government must be addressed
Hanna Kreitem The Internet Society

Governments, don’t shut down the internet

Internet shutdowns are never a proportionate measure, with disastrous consequences for virtually every economic sector, as well as end-users.
Primož Kovačič Spatial Collective

Zanzibar: drones, digital mapping speed up land ownership

As authorities struggle to provide certificates of occupancy to Zanzibar's growing population, a pilot project using drones and digital mapping offers a more efficient way to provide residents with land titles

In Depth

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ANALYSIS: Moscow battles big tech to control the narrative
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Food delivery drivers question gig platforms' safety nets
Who wins, who loses from the boom in climate prediction startups?
'Doxxing' activists dole out virtual justice for Lebanon collapse

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