World Oct 18 Watch 6:31 Massive leak exposes how China’s ‘Great Firewall’ is being exported to other countries For years, China’s government has used what’s known as the “Great Firewall” to censor the internet inside its country and block access to select foreign websites. Now, a document leak shows that a little-known Chinese company is exporting these tools… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Nation Oct 01 AOL ends dial-up internet service, marking the end of an era AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago. By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
Politics Oct 12 Is childproofing the internet constitutional? A legal expert explains A wave of state laws have recently passed across the U.S. to address a variety of online harms affecting children as a result of alarming revelations about youth experiences with digital technologies. By Meg Leta Jones, The Conversation
World Aug 25 CEO of Telegram messaging app arrested at Paris airport, French media report Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram, was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses, French media reported Sunday. By Barbara Surk, Associated Press
Jul 30 Watch 7:29 Bill aimed at protecting children online sparks debate over censorship and privacy By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant The U.S. Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday. If the bill is approved in the House, it will mark the first time in 25 years that Congress has passed a law aimed to better protect children from… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:27 The big environmental costs of rising demand for big data to power the internet By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery The rise of artificial intelligence is requiring faster and bigger computations for even simple tasks compared to, say, a Google search. It’s adding to the demand for more internet data centers, but these facilities come at a big environmental cost,… Continue watching
Apr 30 Lawmakers and advocates scramble to extend affordable internet subsidy By Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America, Pablo Monsivais, Associated Press The Affordable Connectivity Program provided families $30 a month toward their internet bills. The White House has pushed for an extension but it has not happened so far. Continue reading
Apr 25 Net neutrality reinstated as FCC passes measure to regulate internet providers By David Hamilton, Associated Press The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. Continue reading
Apr 11 Woman who stabbed classmate to please ‘Slender Man’ won’t be released from psychiatric hospital By Ed White, Associated Press A judge has turned down a request to release a Wisconsin woman from a psychiatric hospital, a decade after she nearly killed a girl at age 12. Continue reading