World Myanmar youth fight internet outages with underground newsletter Myanmar youth are fighting the junta's internet shutdown and information suppression with an explosive underground printed newsletter they are... on 11 April 2021
Tech Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji Twitter has launched an emoji to spotlight the "#MilkTeaAlliance" online protest movement that has forged links between pro-democracy activists... on 8 April 2021
Tech Video saved the K-pop stars : Brave Girls reborn via YouTube The Brave Girls were losing courage just weeks ago, on the verge of breaking up and abandoning their dreams of K-pop stardom after years of going... on 8 April 2021
Tech GoFundMe or death : Venezuelans seek online help in Covid pandemic Four family members with Covid-19, zero savings and no relief from Venezuela's collapsed public health system: Gabriela Rodriguez saw no option... on 8 April 2021
Tech Facebook says hackers ‘scraped’ data of 533 mn users in 2019 leak Facebook said Tuesday that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed... on 7 April 2021
Tech Swagg Man, conman posing as millionaire rapper On social media he burned 500-euro notes and flaunted "his Bentley". In real life, Swagg Man is accused of having ripped off young fans to the... on 2 April 2021
Tech Myanmar ‘traitors’ hounded in online anti-coup campaign As Myanmar descends into chaos, smartphone warriors in the anti-coup movement are seeking revenge online against the junta, hounding people with... on 1 April 2021
Tech Facebook virus lies ‘biggest challenge’ to PNG vaccine drive : minister Papua New Guinea's health minister on Thursday called disinformation spread on Facebook the "biggest challenge" to efforts to curb the rampant... on 1 April 2021
Tech Netflix, ‘Lupin’ and EU rules spark a TV revolution "Lupin", a French reboot set in postcard Paris, has made Omar Sy a global star and fulfilled a long-lost dream for Europeans: the confidence... on 31 March 2021
Tech Child unknowingly tweets from US nuclear command’s account Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, ";l;;gmlxzssaw," was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the Pentagon had been hacked. on 30 March 2021
Tech Thai billionaire charged with royal insult over vaccine video A billionaire Thai opposition figure was charged Tuesday with defaming the monarchy after he questioned the government's alleged over-reliance... on 30 March 2021
Tech Venezuela hits back at ‘totalitarian’ Facebook sanction Venezuela hit back at Facebook over "digital totalitarianism" after President Nicolas Maduro's account was frozen for 30 days for spreading disinformation... on 28 March 2021
Tech French football legend Thierry Henry quits social media over ‘toxic’ racism, abuse Former French national team striker Thierry Henry has said he is quitting all social media until platforms do more to tackle racism and harassment,... on 27 March 2021
Tech US lawmakers, tech CEOs clash over disinformation US lawmakers unleashed a torrent of criticism against social media top executives Thursday, blaming the companies for amplifying false content... on 26 March 2021
Tech Young, rich and racy : South Korea’s livestreamers From a converted storeroom on the roof of his mother's Seoul apartment, Kim Min-kyo plays video games for up to 15 hours a day -- and makes a... on 26 March 2021
Tech Congress to grill US internet giants over disinformation The heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify before Congress Thursday on disinformation, following a tense US election, Capitol attack... on 24 March 2021
