Web

A new report shows online friendship is becoming the mainstream for teenagers.

• By Kyle Chayka

More evidence that Google controls my life.

• By Francie Diep

Computer scientists devise a method to unmask users of the world's leading Internet anonymity software—and how to fix the problem.

• By Nathan Collins

We treat platforms like they are public utilities. They’re not—but maybe they could be.

• By Susie Cagle

If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, you may have been flagged to be spied on.

• By Julia Angwin & Mike Tigas

A number of advertisers have tried to pull Internet Culture off the Web and put it onto your television screen.

• By Paul Hiebert

The merger of online and offline data is bringing more intrusive tracking.

• By Julia Angwin

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.

• By John Wihbey

If you think of the Internet as a public good, then think again. Internet service providers are finding new ways to monetize their customers, and all signs point to bigger bills for everyone.

• By Kyle Chayka

It’s not easy to keep your data private while surfing the Internet, but here are a few tools that can help.

• By Julia Angwin