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Depending on who you ask, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is either an existential threat to US democracy or the only bulwark that can uphold free speech on

Back in March, a study on how long the coronavirus lasts on surfaces fueled what one author called “the great fomite freakout.” People scrubbed everything from mail to groceries. It's

The US may be headed for the most contentious presidential election in history, one beset by misinformation, voter suppression, a pandemic, and more. The good news? People across the country

Dark patterns are UX ploys designed to trick you into spending money, say, or make it nearly impossible to unsubscribe.Not sure what dark patterns look like? Here's some common examples

TikTok is an app of joy and creativity. It's also the exploitation of Black culture at its most refined and disturbing.We heard from 29 Black creators who shared stories of

At 22, Marcus Hutchins single-handedly saved the internet. From a bedroom in his parents’ house, Hutchins stopped WannaCry, a self-spreading digital worm that, at the time, was the worst cyberattack

Humanity faces two unprecedented threats. One, #Covid19, is a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. The other, climate change, will span many lifetimes, and remains our most dire challenge. But we have the technology