11 December 2019
Our increased reliance on the internet and smart tech means we are watched more than ever before. Is that something to fight – or is our concept of privacy just outdated?
23 October 2019
Terrorists, trolls and hugely successful firms are threatening the internet’s “anything goes” ethos as countries clash over how to deal with them. Should we be worried?
12 March 2019
The West thinks China’s internet is all about firewalls and censorship, but as a new book shows, the battle for control is full of dubious motives
18 December 2018
We all know about the dark web’s illegal markets and shady deals. But from playing better chess to protecting political freedom, it's full of surprises
7 November 2018
Elon Musk has revealed little about his plans to provide internet from space, but a new simulation shows how it could work and who will be able to afford it
7 March 2018
David Stillwell revealed how social media lets companies nail your personality as well as a spouse could, leaving you ripe for exploitation – but he sees the upside
7 February 2018
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google’s success relies on our attention – here are the key innovations that ensured they kept us grabbed by the eyeballs
7 February 2018
Big tech companies avoid taxes and have taken over our lives and created monopolies – but what can we do about it and how much change do we really want?
28 November 2017
You’re not imagining it: after 2016, the sophistication and civility of political discourse on sites like Reddit dropped from secondary school reading levels to barely literate
17 October 2017
Racial segregation has eased in the US over the past two decades. Could hooking up online be responsible?
