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Technology · May, 2026

Stories about Technology from May, 2026

Who is talking about artificial intelligence in Ecuador?

AI is advancing in the country, while regulation and rights try to catch up without consensus

Written by Carlos E. Flores

Translated by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

1 week ago

Tuvalu aims to become a ‘Digital Nation’ amid rising sea levels

Officials hope the project will spur urgent global action for climate justice

Written by Mong Palatino

2 weeks ago

How AI is upgrading African dictatorship

The IDS mapping shows cameras clustered where opposition parties organize, not where ordinary crime is highest

Written by Guest Contributor

2 weeks ago

The illusion of online public opinion in Lebanon’s political conflicts

When messages repeat, we mistake frequency for agreement. This is the illusion of consensus

Written by Guest Contributor

3 weeks ago

Reporting when the internet goes dark: How journalists find workarounds when cut off

Internet access is often used as a tool to control the media during conflicts

Written by Guest Contributor

3 weeks ago

Why were Russian disinformation, government propaganda and AI-generated campaigning ineffective in Hungarian elections 2026?

We should give credit to EU institutions for regulating the transparency of political advertising

Written by Guest Contributor

3 weeks ago

Brazil opens investigation on Google over its AI’s impact on the journalism industry

Government agency inquiries into AI tool using journalistic content with no compensation for media companies

Written by Global Voices Brazil

4 weeks ago

Archiving Nepal’s medicinal plants and Indigenous knowledge for future generations

Nepalese activist Sanjib Chaudhary documents Tharu ecological knowledge, ensuring consent, care, and ethical reuse

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

10 May 2026

Woman journalist in Pakistan takes action against online harassment

Pakistani journalist fights an online battle as US and Iran struggle to achieve peace

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

9 May 2026

From blooms to bytes: Will Kenya’s data center boom repeat the ‘Greenhouse Effect’?

There is a parallel between the polythene greenhouses of the 1980s and the high-tech server farms of today

Written by Guest Contributor

8 May 2026

Pakistan’s Indigenous Torwali people are fighting to save the Swat River

Upper Swat communities oppose hydropower projects amid ongoing concerns over river impact

Written by Zubair Torwali

8 May 2026

Meta removes Bangladeshi community archivists’ pages through false copyright claims

Despite clear calls for coordinated attacks, Meta did not act to safeguard these activist pages

Written by Shoeb A

6 May 2026

On the need to generate more questions than pleasant answers

We are affirming the value of human diversity and creativity, and trying to demonstrate it in practice

Written by Guest Contributor

5 May 2026

Ethiopian TikTok grieves a popular creator. Are TikTok and Meta complicit in her death?

Two platforms missed every warning sign and failed to act before Boni died

Written by Endalkachew Chala

5 May 2026

Tracing the local impacts of global topics

Our Spotlights seek to track the uneven distribution of technology, trends, attitudes, and attention around the world

Written by Malka Older

4 May 2026

Sub-Saharan Africa: Why do less than 12 percent of Africans have AI access?

Today, the challenge is maintaining uninterrupted sessions that incorporate streaming, uploading, and real-time interactions.

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

4 May 2026

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