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## Internet


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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc768fb5a39d6a4e2/69fb9d5a3cc3f09571deb72d/Broken-Computer.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 7, 2026  
## [How to Fix the Internet](https://time.com/article/2026/05/07/how-to-fix-the-internet/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Hank Green
* ![VENEZUELA-US-CONFLICT-CRISIS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9017b884efb1601c/6998ccbc07a30dc37f77da3e/GettyImages-2254726823.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 9, 2026  
## [Starlink’s Quiet Role in Venezuela’s Political Crisis](https://time.com/7345047/starlink-venezuela-elon-musk/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Nikita Ostrovsky
* ![World Governments Summit 2025](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt179baf5b427d8864/6998b64da97fc06727a727fc/dav4601.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2025  
## [Digital Access Is Critical for Society Say Industry Leaders](https://time.com/7221656/industry-leaders-discuss-the-importance-of-digital-access-for-society/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Ayesha Javed
* ![Elon Musk Changes Twitter Name And Logo To X](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf1bc2e4e66da01e/698a3eeb096a945fdf6adf66/Musk-X.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 24, 2023  
## [Twitter Users Criticize Elon Musk's Rebrand to 'X'](https://time.com/6297192/twitter-x-elon-musk-memes/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Mariah Espada
* ![An Apple iPhone screen showing the Threads app.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c9aee73bdead156/698a3e6f09208f10aa41a800/threads-meta-app.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 6, 2023  
## [Why E.U. Users May Not Get to Use Threads](https://time.com/6292586/privacy-concerns-threads-meta/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Armani Syed  
* ![Thousands Dead After Earthquake Hits Turkey And Syria](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07504c50f235be13/698a3a3db3fce3813d0ca2cc/turkey-earthquake-rescue-efforts-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 11, 2023  
## [Twitter's Internal Chaos Is Slowing Turkey Earthquake Relief Efforts, Volunteers Say](https://time.com/6254500/turkey-earthquake-twitter-musk-rescue/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Vera Bergengruen
* ![Videos about DINKs are trending on TikTok.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc3a3a1a1c4c28d5/698a39e222fb8546f3e2e5b2/dinks-tiktok.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 27, 2023  
## [TikTok Is Celebrating ‘DINKs'](https://time.com/6250834/dink-tiktok-double-income-no-kids/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Mariah Espada
* ![Celebrity Sightings In New York City - May 22, 2022](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08d3bc76794d302c/698a387bd07533eedde6d8b0/GettyImages-1398688334.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 2, 2022  
## [Ye’s Twitter Account Suspended Again After Offensive Post](https://time.com/6238199/ye-twitter-suspended/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![In this photo illustration, Elon Musk's Twitter account is displayed on a smartphone with the Twitter logo in the background.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta171190fdefdb6dd/698a3861929fad5616bf9578/Elon-Musk-Twitter-Amnesty.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 29, 2022  
## [Advocates Denounce Elon Musk's Twitter 'Amnesty' Plan](https://time.com/6237204/elon-musk-twitter-amnesty-advocates/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Megan McCluskey
* ![Google Plans To Go Public On The Market](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt627c91eed6e084b1/698a37ef22fb850786e2e232/google-location-tracking-settlement-privacy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 14, 2022  
## [Google to Pay Nearly $400 Million Over Location Tracking](https://time.com/6233752/google-location-tracking-settlement-privacy/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt952fbd8c49ae7e7f/698a36b8929fad7bfdbf926d/Metaverse.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2022  
## [A Year Ago, Facebook Pivoted to the Metaverse. Was It Worth It?](https://time.com/6225617/facebook-metaverse-anniversary-vr/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Andrew R. Chow
* ![ethereum](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1d44d72457b2d30/698a368d86f68e4d566f1bd7/GettyImages-888116486.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 20, 2022  
## [Ethereum Faces a Test of Its Ideals After the Merge](https://time.com/6223034/ethereum-merge-sanctions-flashbots/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Andrew R. Chow
* ![Mobile repair teams in May in Prypyat, Ukraine.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte132e51f322dcf7f/698a368116d884309cc3b23f/ukraine-internet-restoration-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 18, 2022  
## [The Battle for Control Over Ukraine's Internet](https://time.com/6222111/ukraine-internet-russia-reclaimed-territory/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Vera Bergengruen
* ![Web Summit 2019 - Day Two](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52361c3114d47a5b/698a3660b3fce337650c9c0a/GettyImages-1180429152.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 13, 2022  
## [Grindr CEO's Conservative Tweets Anger Users](https://time.com/6221545/grindr-ceo-george-arison-tweet-conservative-politicians/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Moises Mendez II
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81b1ebb6357e2247/698a35f9db2987ed872683e5/221010brediting.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 23, 2022  
## [The Promise—And Possible Perils—of Editing Online Posts](https://time.com/6215340/edit-tweets-imessages-consequences/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Megan McCluskey

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