Creating a digital certificate of vaccination against the coronavirus is one of the hottest debates right now. What’s keeping it from happening, and why are some people opposed?
Tag: Computers and the Internet
Kim Jong-un Calls K-Pop a ‘Vicious Cancer’
South Korean music, movies and dramas are winning the hearts of young North Koreans. Their influence is seen as a threat to Mr. Kim’s grip on society.
Kim Jong-un Calls K-Pop a ‘Vicious Cancer’
South Korean music, movies and dramas are winning the hearts of young North Koreans. Their influence is seen as a threat to Mr. Kim’s grip on society.
Widespread Internet Outage Affects Major Websites
The sites of the British government, The New York Times and Twitter were among those that were briefly inaccessible for some users.
Microsoft’s Bing Briefly Blocked ‘Tank Man’ on Tiananmen Anniversary
Users outside China said the site had failed to call up videos and images of the iconic figure from the 1989 crackdown. The company blamed an “accidental human error.”
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google’s Answer, Kannada, Drew a Backlash
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google Had an Answer (and Drew a Backlash).
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
Facebook Plans to End Hands-Off Approach to Politicians’ Posts
The social network, under pressure since barring former President Donald J. Trump, will no longer automatically give world leaders special treatment.
India and Israel Inflame Facebook’s Fights With Its Own Employees
The social network wrongly bowed to government demands to take down content in the countries, employees said, in more signs of internal dissent.
How China’s Tencent Avoided an Antitrust Push, For Now.
Tencent’s popularity may help it avoid trouble with Beijing. But its vast power could still squelch innovation in the world’s largest online market.