Li Yuan conducts much of her work on the WeChat mobile app, including spotting trends — and prodding sources to get back to her.
Tag: Computers and the Internet
German Man Confesses to Hacking Politicians’ Data, Officials Say
The 20-year-old said he had acted alone in publishing private information of hundreds of lawmakers and others, the authorities said.
The Saturday Profile: She’s on a #MeToo Mission in China, Battling Censors and Lawsuits
Zhou Xiaoxuan is fighting China’s patriarchal culture. In her quest for justice, she has vowed that nothing will get in her way.
Hackers Leak Details of German Lawmakers, Except Those on Far Right
Twitter has shut down an account that had been posting personal data for weeks. Only the Alternative for Germany party appeared to be unscathed.
The New New World: Censoring China’s Internet, for Stability and Profit
Thousands of low-wage workers in “censorship factories” trawl the online world for forbidden content, where even a photo of an empty chair could cause big trouble.
Warning of ‘Fictitious’ Election Results Online, Congo Cuts Internet for 2nd Day
The Democratic Republic of Congo, waiting for official election results, cut internet connections and SMS services for a second day, saying it wanted to avert chaos.
Big Tech May Look Troubled, but It’s Just Getting Started
Even as Facebook, Google and others confronted challenges in 2018, their ambitions were undimmed. After all, so much of life remains undisrupted.
In Screening for Suicide Risk, Facebook Takes On Tricky Public Health Role
Some doctors warn that Facebook is becoming an arbiter of users’ mental distress without proving that its efforts are accurate, effective or safe.
India Curbs Power of Amazon and Walmart to Sell Products Online
The government announced a new policy barring the foreign companies from selling products from affiliated companies on their Indian shopping sites.
Tech We’re Using: Digital Privacy Is a Big Concern in Europe. For This Reporter, Too.
When the investigative journalist Matt Apuzzo moved from Washington to Brussels, he noticed that distrust had a different focus. And he adjusted some of his own tech tools.