Internet and websites

The platform has a history of standing up to governments. Its billionaire suitor wants to follow their rules to the letter.

A little HTML widget gave us all-powerful Amazon and Facebook. There's no closing Pandora's text box now.

The history of the internet is repeatedly reduced to the story of the singular ARPANET. But BBSs were just as important—if not more.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a law that says that a user can’t be censored based on their “viewpoint.”

Maybe you don't want your phone number, email, home address, and other details out there for all the web to see. Here's how to make them vanish.

The Digital Services Act has granted the European Commission unprecedented power over tech companies in times of war.

Online activists Gen-Z for Change targeted Starbucks and Kroger for anti-union firings. Now they plan to take aim at Amazon.

DuckDuckGo started out as a private search engine. Now its web browser is debuting on Macs to rival Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Brave.

The duo behind Twitter Crypto say NFT profile pics and crypto tipping are just the beginning.

Outside researchers can’t easily monitor how truth or lies circulate on the social media platform—raising concerns about its role in spreading misinformation.

The platform can be quicker at recommending groups built around child predation than it is to remove them.

Social media users have adopted terms like “unalive” to avoid platform censorship. But not using the word “suicide” can stigmatize it.

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The Digital Services Act has granted the European Commission unprecedented power over tech companies in times of war.

If there’s one thing a woman can count on, it’s getting harassing messages online. Here’s a taxonomy of the creatures on the other end of them.

Zack Tahhan helped the NYPD catch the Brooklyn shooting suspect. Then he became a champion on Twitter.

Novel means to advance national gigabit connectivity roll-out sees Yorkshire test of full-fibre broadband deployment via drinking water mains.

VPNs are divided between trying to help Russians stay connected to the global web and steering clear of Putin’s messy politics.

Russia says Meta is guilty of carrying out “extremist activities” and banned Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is a different story.

The empire collapsed 30 years ago, but its .su domain lives on—and is now attracting people who oppose an independent Ukraine.