Russian authorities and multinational companies have erected a digital barricade between the country and the West, erasing the last remnants of independent information online.
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How Ukrainians Are Using Social Media to Speak Out About the War
Ukrainians take to social media, and taboos are tumbling as countries abandon neutrality and people abandon indifference to support their cause.
A Surge of Unifying Moral Outrage Over Russia’s War
Ukrainians take to social media, and taboos are tumbling as countries abandon neutrality and people abandon indifference to support their cause.
Tech Companies Help Defend Ukraine Against Cyberattacks
After years of talks about the need for public-private partnerships to combat cyberattacks, the war in Ukraine is stress-testing the system.
Ukraine War Tests the Power of Tech Giants
Google, Meta, Twitter, Telegram and others are levers in the conflict, caught between demands from Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and the U.S.
‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online
After marinating in conspiracy theories and Donald J. Trump’s Russia stance, some online discourse about Vladimir Putin has grown more complimentary.
Afghans Find Room for Debate on Twitter Spaces
An audio live chat feature on Twitter has become a go-to place for Afghans still recovering from the collapse of the former government and seeking answers on everything from what went wrong to what comes next.
Neil Young posts and removes a letter demanding Spotify remove his music.
“They can have Rogan or Young,” Neil Young wrote to his management team and record label in a letter that he has since removed from his website, according to Rolling Stone. “Not both.”
Nigeria Lifts Twitter Ban
The social media site had been blocked after it deleted a post from President Muhammadu Buhari about secessionist groups that was widely seen as threatening.