Social Media Censorship on the Rise in the U.S. and Beyond Anna Aryal Jun 5, 2019 Following Facebook's announcement that it would crack down on "dangerous" users and content, the debate surrounding…
Dragonfly On The Wall: Google’s Censorship Projects in China Helena Martin Jan 30, 2019 In our current world, if you need to know something, you usually ask two people: Google or your mom. While it makes…
From Backpage to the Back Streets Kayla Holmes Oct 10, 2018 On April 11th, the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (known collectively as…
Net Neutrality: Merely a First-World Problem? Helena Martin Jun 18, 2017 Life on the internet has become the new norm. We shop, socialise, and learn (to name a few things) online. The…
The Deep and Dark Web of International Politics Arnavi Mehta Mar 15, 2017 The Internet is an ubiquitous entity. It dominates the lives and practices of many. The birth of the World Wide Web…
Cameroon’s Internet Shutdown: A Violation of Free Speech? Corrina Vali Feb 28, 2017 On January 17th, Internet services in the southwest, and northwest regions of Cameroon were shut down. While it has…
From Farmers to Entrepreneurs: China’s “Taobao Village” May Lim Mar 29, 2015 Alibaba Group's e-commerce subsidiary Taobao, or “treasure hunt” in Chinese, has become increasingly…
Whose to save the Internet? Rachel Chan Nov 23, 2014 Protests and debates on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s net neutrality proposal have gained…
Reflecting on the Chinese “Jasmine Revolution” Tiffany Lam Feb 25, 2014 Roughly three years ago today, the Tunisian Revolution, which sparked the Arab Spring, successfully …