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It’ll Cost Much More Than 5,000 Kroon to Rescue Unchecked Online Comments
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that websites on that continent can be responsible for their commenters' over-the-top statements. Beware, rest of the world.
#Censored: Tracking Blocked Searches on China’s Homegrown Version of Twitter
Hair bacon, Tigger, Falun Gong: On Sina Weibo, you've got to be careful what you say.
Should All Software Engineers Be Required to Take an Ethics Course?
Facebook outing students. Google collecting personal information from wireless networks. A dating app used for stalking. The creators of a new three-day ethics program believe these incidents could have been avoided.
The Big Problem With Online Dating: It’s Making the Country More Politically Polarized
People who use dating sites are choosing matches based on criteria that are highly correlated with political preferences, and social scientists fear that will go a long way toward making us less tolerant citizens.
How Long Until I Never Have to Leave Home Again?
Paul Hiebert wants to know when he'll be able to do everything from the comfort of his couch. The day is coming, and it doesn't appear too far away.
Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Internet Surveillance
In a secret effort, the National Security Agency appears to be vacuuming up large swathes of the Internet.
A Buyer’s Guide to Safer Communication
There are a lot of ways to talk to people securely on the Internet, some are purpose-built to enhance your privacy and security. Here’s a guide to getting started.
Whither Cultural Critics?
With access to books, movies, and television more open than ever, and research showing that crowdsourcing leads to biases, cultural criticism needs to change.
‘The Internet Made Me Do It’: Stop Blaming Social Media for Our Behavioral Problems
At the most fundamental level, all the Internet really does is make it possible for people to share information and ideas faster and more efficiently than earlier modes of communication.