New York Times
Russia, Blocked From the Global Internet, Plunges Into Digital Isolation
Even as President Vladimir Putin tightened his grip on Russian society over the past 22 years, small pockets of independent information and political expression remained online. Any remnants of that are now gone. As President Putin has waged war on Ukraine, a digital barricade went up between Russia and the world. Both Russian authorities and multinational internet companies built the wall with breathtaking speed.
Advertising Acts as Another Vehicle of Protest to Ukraine War (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/06/2022 - 16:04TikTok Is Gripped by the Violence and Misinformation of Ukraine War (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/06/2022 - 16:04Volunteer Hackers Converge on Ukraine Conflict With No One in Charge (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/06/2022 - 15:59The surgeon general calls on Big Tech to turn over Covid-19 misinformation data. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 06:38BBC revives shortwave radio dispatches in Ukraine, and draws ire of Russia. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 06:38Twitter Wants to Reinvent Itself, by Merging the Old With the New (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 06:37Fact and Mythmaking Blend in Ukraine’s Information War (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 06:37More Internet Options — in Theory
Home internet is one of the most maddening services in the United States. But since the pandemic showed just how bad things have become, we’re beginning to see some change. Decades of one failed policy show how far the US has to go to achieve better, fairer online access for all. Over the past two decades, government regulators have written and rewritten rules that have landed on a straightforward goal: that Americans who live in apartment buildings may pick their internet provider, even if the landlord has a preferred provider.