Internet and New Media

Bella Hadid and Lil Miquela

Branding Fake Justice for Generation Z Branding Fake Justice for Generation Z

Meet Brud, the secretive tech start-up here to outfit corporations with fashionable social causes—through elaborate CGI fiction.

Jun 28, 2019 / Emmeline Clein

Trump Putin Vietnam

Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance? Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance?

The Trump-Putin meeting in Japan is crucial for both leaders—and for the world.

Jun 26, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Anti-Trump protester's sign

Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves

Is plunging Russia into darkness really a good idea?

Jun 19, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Mike Pompeo Iran

I Funded My Own Twitter Troll With Taxpayer Dollars I Funded My Own Twitter Troll With Taxpayer Dollars

A State Department-financed disinformation campaign targeted me for questioning US sanctions on Iran.

Jun 18, 2019 / Tara Sepehri Far

Andrew Yang

Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way. Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way.

Blurring the lines between sincerity and irony in a presidential campaign is hazardous when the consequences are so real.

Jun 14, 2019 / Ed Burmila

Freedom of Speech in Singapore

Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation

Activist victories against Singapore’s ruling party are close to impossible—but we kept fighting, because we had no other option.

May 30, 2019 / Kirsten Han

Protest in Russia

The Iron Curtain for the Russian Internet The Iron Curtain for the Russian Internet

New laws signed by Putin are an attempt to introduce direct censorship.

May 21, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Facebook Faces Hate

Facebook Faces Hate Facebook Faces Hate

Zuckerberg under pressure to address his platform’s problem.

May 15, 2019 / OppArt / Randall Enos

The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

Payal Arora’s The Next Billion Users turns a critical eye to the humanitarian push to connect the globe.

May 14, 2019 / Evan Malmgren

Laura Flanders interview

A Message to Independent Journalists A Message to Independent Journalists

Maybe our job is not to achieve scale, to obey the protocols of the market, but to tip the scale.

May 14, 2019 / Laura Flanders

x