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Rights Group Launches Encryption App to Help Iranians Survive Internet Crackdowns

09.10.21

By Mohammed Rasool
Tech

Internet Shutdowns Don’t Help Authoritarians Stop Protests

09.07.20

By Chris Baraniuk
News

People in Myanmar Don’t Know About Coronavirus Because the Government Blocked the Internet

06.19.20

By David Gilbert
News

How Internet Shutdowns Became a Weapon of Repression

01.22.20

By Milena Mikael-Debass
The Reserve Bank of India Just Launched an App to Help the Visually Impaired Identify Currency Notes

01.02.20

By Shamani Joshi
A Look at India’s Decade: From the Rise of Fake News to a Drop in Happiness Levels

12.26.19

By Katharina Buchholz (Statista) X VICE India
Here’s Why Internet Shutdowns During Protests Should Worry Everyone

12.18.19

By Pallavi Pundir
News

WhatsApp Is Kicking Kashmiris Out of Their Accounts

12.05.19

By David Gilbert
News

Here’s What Happened in Iran While the Government Strangled the Internet

11.21.19

By David Gilbert
News

Zimbabwe’s brutal crackdown has shattered hope for peace after Mugabe

02.03.19

By Ben Ferguson and Alex Campbell
News

More governments want to kill access to Twitter and Facebook. Here’s how to beat them.

03.01.17

By Milena Mikael-Debass

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Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

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Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Life

‘AI Jesus’ Is Now Taking Confessions at a Church in Switzerland

AI Jesus has logged on.

11.21.24

By Paige Gawley
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Music

Jay-Z’s Team Roc Sues Kansas Police for Corruption and Abuse Records

Team ROC, a social justice organization run by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit against Kansas City police over alleged corruption and abuse.

11.21.24