How 2020 built on what 2016 created When the story broke this month detailing the private conversation between Mr. Sanders and Ms. Warren about female electability, Sanders surrogates received a message from the campaign, advising them against going out of their way to engage with it publicly. But later that day, Mr. Sanders’s campaign manager, […]
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After nearly 6 months, Kashmir’s internet opens up – but only to 300 sites – The Next Web
After enduring the longest internet shutdown in a democracy, people in Kashmir are being allowed back online, but with major restrictions. On January 15, the state authorities allowed limited 2G access and broadband access to select institutes in a few areas. Over the weekend, it issued orders to restore 2G internet access to 301 sites across the region of Jammu […]
UAE tech ambitions tarnished by internet restrictions – Tech Xplore
Kremlin has its hands in the global internet, and it’s also trying to control cyberspace at home – Stars and Stripes
MOSCOW — On a stretch of Norway’s Arctic border known for its views of the Northern Lights is the small town of Kirkenes. Its population is under 4,000 and the local online newspaper has a staff of just two. And it’s here that Russia is signaling what the future might hold: a wider hand in […]
The Kremlin is notorious for global meddling online. But controlling cyberspace at home has been trickier. – The Washington Post
At issue is the Barents Observer, which publishes in English and Russian, and a story about an openly gay man who twice contemplated suicide but then changed his mind and is now speaking out to promote mental health. Russia’s state telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, flagged the story for propagating suicide and blocked the entire Observer website […]
The Kremlin has its hands in the internet around the world, and it’s also trying to control cyberspace at home – Houston Chronicle
MOSCOW – On a stretch of Norway’s Arctic border known for its views of the Northern Lights is the small town of Kirkenes. Its population is under 4,000 and the local online newspaper has a staff of just two. And it’s here that Russia is signaling what the future may hold: a wider hand in […]
The Kremlin has its hands in the internet around the world, and it’s also trying to control cyberspace at home – Alton Telegraph
Kirkenes, Norway, is home to the Barents Observer, an online newspaper that publishes in English and Russian. Kirkenes, Norway, is home to the Barents Observer, an online newspaper that publishes in English and Russian. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Ksenia Ivanova Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Ksenia Ivanova Kirkenes, Norway, is […]
Sundance: In Miss Americana, Taylor Swift demotes the Internet – TechCrunch
In nearly a decade of attending Sundance, I’ve never seen a scene like the premiere of the documentary Miss Americana, detailing the last year and a half or so of Taylor Swift’s life. The crowd before letting into the theater was huge, blistering with rumors about whether or not there was so many guests and […]
Dave Moore: Internet consumers fight back | Business – Norman Transcript
I recently received an email from my bank, notifying me that they were upgrading their security systems, and that my account information needed to be updated. The email included a convenient link which took me directly to my bank’s website. No problem, I thought, so I did my duty, and visited the website. After entering […]
Internet slang origins: Gen Z is challenging the ‘nature of English’ – INSIDER
Thanks to stan culture, devoted to intense adoration of certain celebrities and artists, internet slang terminology went mainstream in 2019 alongside the rise of the VSCO girl, associated with phrases like “sksksk” and “and I oop.” Linguist Michael Adams told Insider that some stan culture slang is tailor-made for the internet, and some of it […]