Online posts, including pictures and videos, have given away the locations and activities of Russian troops, exposing Kremlin falsehoods about actions in Ukraine and Syria.
Tag: Smartphones
Apple Takes a Hit in China, and Workers There Feel the Pain
Chinese factories, which have long made goods for the world, increasingly make stuff for the country’s own middle class. When those spenders hold back, local workers can suffer.
North Korea, Fearing K-Pop and Porn, Warns Against Smartphones’ Influence
Mobile phones “instill students with unhealthy ideology,” said a state-run paper in the North, where many users have found ways around official information controls.
Israeli Software Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi, Lawsuit Says
A Saudi dissident based in Canada claims the Saudi government planted spyware in his phone to eavesdrop on his talks with Jamal Khashoggi.
Tech We’re Using: Social Media’s Re-engineering Effect, From Myanmar to Germany
When Facebook, YouTube and others use algorithms to keep us engaged, there can be unintended consequences. Max Fisher, his tools in a trusty Patagonia bag, covers the trend as one of The Times’s Interpreter columnists.