Russia’s “digital decoupling” from the West
In the era of a new Cold War, the internet is facing fragmentation, which means that bans, censorship and limitations seem to be inevitable. Russia has already started throttling Twitter’s...
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Blockading the internet as a political weapon
The path to information in Venezuela is impeded by a combination of censorship, blockages and slow internet. The conventional media in the country has suffered censorship for years and some outlets...
Content creators: how voice commands influence digital media
The latest trends to make websites more visible within search engines are pointing towards content optimization through voice commands. Every day, it is increasingly common to ask Alexa about a world...
The memeification of Jacob Rees-Mogg
On Tuesday night, the current Tory government faced a crucial vote on whether the House of Commons would back a bill to block a no-deal Brexit. It was a long day, for sure, and current Leader of the...
200+ Prosecutions Under New UK ‘Revenge Porn’ Law
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has released a report into the prosecution of sexual and domestic violence last year in the UK. The Violence Against Women and Girls Crime Report 2015-16 provides...
The rise of female-driven porn: Pioneer Angie Rowntree on Sssh.com
Though Susan Sarandon likely has never heard of Angie Rowntree, for fans of female-focused porn she’s a household name. A longtime adult filmmaker (as is her husband Colin), Rowntree is the mind...
What “The Worst Tweet” tells us about internet culture
The "Worst Tweet Ever” was a little underwhelming, if you think about it. The “Worst Tweet,” for all of the three people on the Internet who haven’t heard about it, is what a woman who Tweets...
India’s blooming tech scene is no red-headed stepchild
Even as you read this article, any information I can offer is already becoming obsolete. India is one of the fastest-growing ecosystems I have ever seen and it would be foolish of me to try to...
Kiddle and other kid-safe internet tools don’t protect children
Online safety for children is a hot topic among parents who are negotiating a world where their kids will never know a life without the internet. How do we protect children from dangerous or...
No Sex Please, We’re British: Pandora Blake Battles UK Censorship
Feminist porn producer/performer Pandora Blake is one of the more high profile victims of the Orwellian Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014, an amendment to the UK’s 2003 Communications Act...