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Latin American domestic workers build apps to fight for rights
South African teens skip school to chase risky crypto dreams
Opinion
Big Tech and the right to know
News Package
Crypto: changing lives on the margins
In Depth
Life on the line: Deadly risks for world's food delivery drivers
Cost of crypto: Report says US bitcoin as dirty as 6 million cars
Mahsa Amini death: facial recognition to hunt hijab rebels in Iran
Indonesia parliament passes long-awaited data protection bill
Nigerian ride-hailing app aims to put women at ease
Activists say China's new Silk Road equips autocrats with spy tech
Ethereum blockchain cuts energy use with 'Merge' software upgrade
explainer
Crypto companies and carbon offsets: Here's what you need to know
Solar bitcoin mine plan divides villagers in El Salvador
As California sizzles, Amazon drivers feel the heat over metrics
Lebanon in crisis: Emergency numbers and suicide hotlines falter
As ether adopts energy-saving 'merge', will bitcoin follow?
Man vs Machine: Delivery driver fights algorithm in Bollywood film
As AI-generated art takes off - who really owns it?
Mexico's scam loan apps ensnare young workers as enforcers
Low-carbon bitcoin? Crypto miners' green power talk angers Texans
Saudi snitching app turns citizens into social media police
South African tech innovators tackle digital divide in townships
Digital IDs help refugees rebuild lives in Cameroon
Google to roll out anti-disinformation campaign in EU countries
First smartphone made in Ivory Coast caters to local users
Saudi 'surveillance city': Would you sell your data to The Line?
US tech monitors for gunfire but critics say targets Black areas
South Africans say apps step in where government fails
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
UK digital residence checks lock out refugees, slavery victims
Scam loan apps extorting Mexicans thrive in Google Play Store
India Partition: After 75 years, tech opens a window into the past
A year on, Afghans hide out fearing death by data
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
explainer
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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About our Technology coverage

We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies.

Opinion

João Brant Instituto Cultura e Democracia

Brazil election: Platforms are not curbing disinformation

There is a significant amount of false and misleading information in circulation days before the election, including against the electoral system itself
Nadim Nashif 7amleh

Meta and human rights in Palestine

An independent report commissioned by Meta recognises there was bias in its content moderation policies toward Palestinians and their supporters
Jen Caltrider Mozilla Foundation

User, beware: Privacy-washing online is real

Many companies are adapting “green washing” tactics from decades ago, affixing a veneer of privacy to their products but still scooping up, sharing, and selling our intimate data
Shahzeb Mahmood Centre for Governance Studies

How Bangladesh's new online content regulation threatens privacy

The proposed bill will have a chilling effect on free speech, and encourage a culture of self-censorship and digital authoritarianism

In Depth

INSIGHT-Low-carbon bitcoin? Crypto miners' green power talk angers Texas locals
analysis
ANALYSIS: Moscow battles big tech to control the narrative
analysis
Food delivery drivers question gig platforms' safety nets
Who wins, who loses from the boom in climate prediction startups?

Videos & Pictures

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The remote Alaskan village divided over oil drilling
City of Dry Lakes | Bangalore in 360
Living with the oceans
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Editor's Picks

Mumbai turns to Twitter for help mapping India's monsoon floods
Can tech help hold climate polluters to their net-zero pledges?
In Brazil, satellites help scientists track - and prosecute - Amazon deforestation
The delivery apps making gig work a 'digital wild west'
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