Tag: Internet
Twitter hack exposes broader threat to democracy and society
Laura DeNardis, American University School of Communication
In case 2020 wasn’t dystopian enough, hackers on July 15 hijacked the Twitter accounts of former President Barack...
Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar
Sam Goree, Indiana University
Over the past few years, articles and blog posts have started to ask some version of the same question: “Why are...
Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside –...
Elizabeth Stoycheff, Wayne State University
If, before COVID-19, you were concerned about all the data that technology companies had about you, just wait. As stay-at-home...
Society’s dependence on the internet: 5 cyber issues the coronavirus lays...
Laura DeNardis, American University School of Communication and Jennifer Daskal, American University
As more and more U.S. schools and businesses shutter their doors, the rapidly...
Craigslist turns 25 – a reminder that a more democratic version...
Jessa Lingel, University of Pennsylvania
Fake news. Online surveillance. Phishing scams. Biased algorithms.
It’s easy to be cynical about the internet, and harder to remember a...
Why bad customer service won’t improve anytime soon
Anthony Dukes, University of Southern California and Yi Zhu, University of Minnesota
Some of the most hated companies in the U.S. are also the most...
Cities and states take up the battle for an open internet
David Elliot Berman, University of Pennsylvania and Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania
Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon are free to slow down, block...
Website privacy options aren’t much of a choice since they’re hard...
Hana Habib, Carnegie Mellon University and Lorrie Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University
You’ve probably encountered a pair of shoes that won’t stop following you around the...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
