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Tech
Meet the Lobbyist Next Door
The click-per-payment model, DiResta says, may also change influencers’ behavior—creating the “incentive to produce and amplify content in the most…
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2 Visions Clash Over How to Fight Online Child Abuse in Europe
Encrypted messenger services have been quick to condemn the Commission’s proposal. Julia Weiss, a spokesperson for the Swiss messenger app…
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Taiwan Releases Military Invasion Survival Guide for Its Citizens
Screenshot: Taiwan Ministry of National Defense It’s easy to see why countries like Taiwan have military invasion on the mind.…
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This Is How the Global Energy Crisis Ends
In the US, filling up your car has become 46 percent more expensive in the last year—though those outside the…
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Europe’s Biggest Lithium Mine Is Caught in a Political Maelstrom
Arriving soon after a year marked by protests, this weekend’s election was supposed to be the breakthrough movement for Serbia’s…
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Russians Need VPNs. The Kremlin Hates Them
But the war in Ukraine has also reignited a debate within the VPN industry about whether these companies offer a…
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Why WhatsApp Survived Russia’s Social Media Purge
It has become easier to be labeled an extremist in Russia. On Monday the label—once reserved for the likes of…
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Why ICANN Won’t Revoke Russian Internet Domains
Ukraine’s request to cut Russia off from core parts of the internet has been rejected by the nonprofit group that…
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The Governor of Colorado Is High on Blockchain
Crypto enthusiasts and government officials are not natural allies, at least outside Miami. And yet Colorado governor Jared Polis received…
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Germany Has Picked a Fight With Telegram
In December, around a dozen anti-lockdown protesters gathered together on a cobbled street in the eastern German town of Grimma.…
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