The world’s internet infrastructure has no central authority. To keep it working, everyone needs to rely on everyone else. As a result, the global patchwork
Opposition leader Juan Guaido’s calls for Venezuelans to abandon Nicolas Maduro’s government are booming across the world outside, but the self-declared interim president is having
Existing border fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, ArizonaPhoto: Getty Arizona state Senator Gail Griffin, a Republican, has introduced a new bill that would
Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California.Photo: Paul Sakuma (AP) Netflix and eight other streaming services including pending Disney acquisition Hotstar and Jio Cinema have signed
Patreon has been making the case for censorship-resistant money increasingly apparent. The platform allows members to contribute to artists or creators that they support. These
Photo: Steven Senne (AP) In early December, Boing Boing published a piece about an e-scooter “conversion kit,” a $30 hotwiring option for users who were,
A Bangladeshi reading news on the mobile internet in December 2018.Photo: AP The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, the nation’s top telecommunications regulator, has ordered mobile
The controversial Canadian psychologist and right-wing thought leader Jordan Peterson has announced he will be launching an alternative to the popular content creation funding platform,
Google has unveiled a tool meant to help fight press censorship around the world, testing it first in Venezuela, where journalists say they’re battling a
Lu Wei, left, seen with Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (right) in 2015.Photo: Ted S. Warren/Pool (AP) Lu Wei, the
Governments and corporations have deployed censorship to limit speech and deprive people of vital communication channels. The ruling elite are trying to shush activists and