India’s Odia language added to Google and Microsoft translation servicesSimilar open-source community efforts are in the pipelineWritten by Subhashish Panigrahi28 August 2020
The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the environmentChallenges at the intersection of health, ecology, and climate scienceWritten by Kevin Rennie28 August 2020
Why women’s rights and digital rights go hand-in-hand on Namibian TwitterActivists wage a fight for abortion rights on Twitter Written by Lisa Ossenbrink25 August 2020
Ecuador's indigenous Amazonian peoples launch online COVID-19 trackerData helps the public understand where help is most needed Written by Carlos E. FloresTranslated by Laura21 August 2020
Islamophobic post on Facebook leads to deadly violence in BangaloreIndia experiences another episode of real-life violence triggered by online hate speechWritten by Vishal Yashoda Manve20 August 2020
Will China's color-coded COVID-19 tracking system come to Hong Kong?The system implemented in mainland China tracks people's whereaboutsWritten by Oiwan Lam18 August 2020
Is India's digital ID system, Aadhaar, a tech solution for a socio-economic problem?ID systems should allow for social inclusion and human rights Written by Subhashish Panigrahi16 August 2020
An earthquake shook Tanzania. A new law prohibits citizens from speaking about it online.New online content regulations prohibit certain topics without government approval Written by Pernille Baerendtsen, Amanda Lichtenstein14 August 2020
Building safer online spaces in MyanmarFacebook faces great scrutiny in Myanmar Written by Guest Contributor12 August 2020
Kenyan families suffer spillover effects from school closuresKenya's 'out-of-school learning' curricula requires digital access that many lackWritten by Bonface Witaba11 August 2020
Belarus shuts down internet as thousands protest election resultsAlexander Lukashenka has secured a sixth consecutive term as presidentWritten by Maxim Edwards10 August 2020
How the murder of musician Hachalu Hundessa incited violence in Ethiopia: Part IISocial media flooded with conspiracy theories, hate speech & disinformationWritten by Endalkachew Chala7 August 2020
What will a US ban on WeChat mean for Chinese netizens?While many in the West have criticized Trump's ban, some overseas Chinese dissents see the decision with positive eyesWritten by Oiwan Lam7 August 2020
Calls, SMS, and radio: How pre-internet tech helps low-income children's schooling in India's lockdown'It’s like Zoom, minus the video and the interaction'Written by Rezwan7 August 2020
In the age of misinformation, who holds the power to categorize the ‘truth'? US-based companies categorize information through biased lenses Written by Mohamed Suliman6 August 2020
Moderate globally, impact locally: A series on content moderation in the Global South'Content moderation raises difficult challenges...'Written by Guest Contributor5 August 2020
New Facebook Oversight Board must remove content of notorious Sudan militiaThe board has the power to overrule Facebook on contentious content Written by Mohamed Suliman3 August 2020