Internet

The Promise—And Possible Perils—of Editing Online Posts

By Megan McCluskey

The Founder of 8chan Says America Must Build a Safer Internet

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The Twitter Edit Button is Coming

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Online Platforms Are Missing a Brutal Wave of Hate Speech in Japan

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Cloudflare Quietly Powers the Internet. Researchers Say It's a Haven for Misinformation

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By Chris Stokel-Walker August 26, 2022

Google Is Making It Easier to Remove Personal Info From Search. Here's How

Today Google announced the wide release of a new feature that will make it even easier to remove personal information from search results, including your phone number, email, and home address. The update will be...

By Megan McCluskey May 11, 2022

What Can Metaverse Builders Learn From Second Life?

So there’s plenty that the current builders of the metaverse can learn from Second Life, both for better and worse.

By Andrew R. Chow November 26, 2021

Why TIME Is Launching a New Newsletter on the Metaverse

I’d like to define the metaverse, for the purposes of this newsletter, as the ways in which our physical and digital selves are becoming increasingly blurred

By Andrew R. Chow November 18, 2021

Russia Is Escalating Its Campaign to Control the Internet

For a decade, the Kremlin has sought to control online information. But anti-government protests earlier this year have kicked efforts into higher gear

By Madeline Roache April 1, 2021

Zillow's Weirder Homes Can Be a Cabin Fever Cure

Houses on real estate sites can run the gamut from wonderfully weird to straight up cursed

By Megan McCluskey March 15, 2021

Shoshana Zuboff on Building an Internet That Lets Democracy Flourish

The author discusses how we can regulate the murky world of big tech platforms

By Billy Perrigo January 22, 2021

Big Tech's Business Model Is a Threat to Democracy. Here's How to Build a Fairer Digital Future

Under President Biden, tech reform will take on a new urgency

By Billy Perrigo January 22, 2021

What Internet Speeds Should You Really Be Paying For? Here's How to Decide

Don't overpay for speed you don't need

By Patrick Lucas Austin February 21, 2020

Terms Like ‘OK Boomer’ Are Hard to Define. This Dictionary Is Trying To Do It Anyway

Dictionaries usually wait years before writing about a new word so that its meaning has time to settle

By Katy Steinmetz February 12, 2020
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