Can the West curb its addiction to Chinese tech? A U.S. ban on TikTok could open the floodgates for sanctions on any technology made in China. But that’s easier said than done feature Alex Christian
Lying about your age? This AI will see right through it Biometric age verification is seen as the future — but there are risks in handing over detailed data on who we are feature Chris Stokel-Walker
Texas lawmakers want to erase abortion from the internet Texas legislators take aim at online information about abortion, in what may become a new strategy for abortion opponents in a post-Roe America feature Erica Hellerstein
Nigeria’s digital vote-counting failure decimated public trust in elections Election officials promised that digitization would make for a more transparent and fair election. But it has done the opposite feature Ope Adetayo
People power pushes back 'Putin’s law' in Georgia Protests forced the Georgian government to withdraw draft legislation limiting 'foreign influence' on civil society and the media. But the retreat might only be temporary feature Will Neal
Egypt jails its critics as the economy crumbles Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s failed economic policies get global attention, but his human rights record escapes similar scrutiny feature Rayan El Amine
The occupational hazards of cleaning the internet A new lawsuit against tech giant Reddit underscores the global struggle of content moderators feature Erica Hellerstein
Nigeria plunges into a cash crisis on the eve of presidential elections Lengthy queues outside Nigerian banks and mounting anger has made the country’s cash crisis a hot button issue feature Ope Adetayo
Forget milk and eggs: Supermarkets are having a fire sale on data about you When you use supermarket discount cards, you are sharing much more than what is in your cart — and grocery chains like Kroger are reaping huge profits selling this data to brands and advertisers feature Jon Keegan
Is Russia’s anti-war movement changing people’s minds? Russia’s Green Ribbon activists persevere online, despite the real-life risks of resistance feature Colleen Wood
Be real or be stalked? Privacy pitfalls of Gen-Z’s favorite app The photo-sharing app’s location settings put a new twist on age-old privacy problems feature Isobel Cockerell
On the internet, anyone can be a grief therapist now Practitioners and clients struggle to navigate the unregulated counseling certification industry feature Astrid Landon
UK supermarket uses facial recognition tech to track shoppers Biometric cameras scan faces and add shoppers to a secret watchlist of suspects, holding their data for years feature Frankie Vetch
'Undercurrents: Tech, Tyrants and Us,' a new podcast series In partnership with Audible, Coda presents eight stories from around the world of people caught up in the struggle between tech, democracy and dictatorship podcast Coda Staff
The machine is inside you Implanted body technologies are reaching the point of ‘uberveillance’ where Big Brother is on the inside looking out q&a Caitlin Thompson
