The Celebrity Photo-Hacking Scandal Shows Why Old Privacy Laws Need a Serious Update
An 80-year-old ruling that has become a pillar of privacy law in the United States doesn’t hold up in the Internet age.
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Why My Neighbors Still Use Dial-Up Internet
It's not because they want to. It's because they have no other choice.
Just Kill All of the Comments Already
Even if they're not vile and psychologically damaging, most of them aren't worth your time. And we already have a better system in place.
Does Internet Addiction Excuse the Death of an Infant?
In Love Child, documentary filmmaker Valerie Veatch explores how virtual worlds encourage us to erase the boundary between digital and real, no matter the consequences.
Do Fonts Actually Matter?
On Android's ever-changing quest to find a working typeface for all of its devices.
Can Memes Exist Outside of the Internet?
A number of advertisers have tried to pull Internet Culture off the Web and put it onto your television screen.
Writing About Writing About Taylor Swift’s Writing
Everyone's writing about Taylor Swift writing for the Wall Street Journal.
Can We Really Detect Sarcasm With a Machine?
What was once the domain of literary critics has now become the world of the Secret Service.
Rethinking Viral: Why the Digital World Is Not as Democratic as We Think
We often judge the Internet based on the relatively few stories of success—where democratization seems to operate—rather than the millions of failures. Viral is the exception, big broadcasts—and lonely voices whistling in the digital hurricane—are the norm.