Trust in media sources worldwide has dropped over the past decade. The task of rebuilding it will not succeed if we leave it to the media to be the gatekeepers - that task must fall inste...
Before having access to the US financial system through their cryptocurrency Libra, Facebook need to address regulatory concerns raised by the U.S Treasury secretary.
A study has highlighted the percentage of Americans that are concerned by altered videos and images shared online.
Technology is endangering the greater interconnectedness of the world in recent years. The Forum of Young Global Leaders aims to explore ways in which to continue forging links in society.
A recent deepfake video of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has raised questions about possible misuse of video fakes in the future.
To fully understand the reasons behind political polarisation, we need to engage with the psychology of group identity and its effect on voter beliefs.
New online disaster mitigation tools make use of modern technology to provide information and support around natural disasters, but not everyone has equal access to these resources.
A new study by MIT researchers puts a dollar value on all those free digital goods we use, and builds the case that online activity can and should become part of GDP some day.
Only ditching the profit imperative will allow the tech giants to fulfil their original aim of benefiting the public good, argues the writer Jonathan Wichmann.
A global approach to assessing and regulating frontier technologies is needed – and the UN is perfectly placed to host the discussion.
Communication technologies may be facing massive disruption, but we've been here before. And now we have a new framework for regulation ...
Across the globe, it’s getting harder for journalists to work without fear of reprisal.
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Despite controversy surrounding privacy, trust and hacking fears, social media use has remained statistically unchanged from where it stood in early 2018.
For years, controversy swirled around the club over its long-standing tradition of not admitting women as members, drawing outrage from women's groups.
