20 Jul 2021
A new tool shows how Google results vary around the world, displaying three sets of links — or images — from different countries for any search. #TheWebThisWeek wired.com/story/tool-shows-g…
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20 Jul 2021
The Bank of Ghana will roll out the first of a three-pilot-phased nation's digital currency in September this year, becoming one of the first African central banks to embrace emerging financial technology. #TheWebThisWeek africa.businessinsider.com/l…
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20 Jul 2021
How do TikTok and Douyin treat digital rights? Ranking Digital Rights (@rankingrights) tested TikTok, its Chinese counterpart Douyin, and parent company ByteDance on key digital rights standards. #TheWebThisWeek rankingdigitalrights.org/202…
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20 Jul 2021
Digital tools, from social media to messaging platforms, have democratised the women’s movement by granting power to anyone with an internet connection, argues Rachel Vogelstein and Meighan Stone from the Council on Foreign Relations. #TheWebThisWeek foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/13…
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19 Jul 2021
Disinformation is changing South Korea’s politics. But the country’s experiences suggest that political polarisation is not the death knell for the state’s ability to address domestic disinformation. #TheWebThisWeek brookings.edu/techstream/les…
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19 Jul 2021
An investigation sheds light on Force 47, the Vietnamese army's online information warfare unit behind pro-state Facebook groups that aim to correct "wrong views". #TheWebThisWeek reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…
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19 Jul 2021
A dozen Philippine lawmakers call for a probe into whether government funds are being used to spread misinformation on social media, months before the 2022 presidential elections. #TheWebThisWeek bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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19 Jul 2021
Around 40% of Sri Lanka’s 4.3 million students can participate in online classes — but in some areas, to access the internet, children have to climb a 30-foot high mountaintop treehouse. #TheWebThisWeek aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/7…
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19 Jul 2021
As thousands of Cubans took to the streets on Sunday demanding better access to vaccines and basic supplies, Cuba experienced internet outages across the country. Here’s why it’s so hard to prove the government was behind the blackouts. #TheWebThisWeek restofworld.org/2021/cuba-in…
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19 Jul 2021
Activists in eSwatini went to court to challenge an internet shutdown they say impacts their freedom and livelihoods. Will similar legal challenges arise elsewhere in Africa? #TheWebThisWeek news.trust.org/item/20210713…
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18 Jul 2021
According to Google boss Sundar Pichai, over the next quarter of a century, two other developments will further revolutionise our world: artificial intelligence and quantum computing. #TheWebThisWeek bbc.com/news/technology-5776…
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18 Jul 2021
Advances in artificial intelligence are helping some startups develop another way to pollinate plants, which could increase yield compared with insects and human workers. #TheWebThisWeek wsj.com/articles/buzz-off-be…
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18 Jul 2021
In India, a handful of hospitals have started to use robots to connect patients with their loved ones and assist healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. #TheWebThisWeek cnn.com/2020/11/11/tech/robo…
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18 Jul 2021
Experts are exploring ways artificial intelligence might confer a kind of digital immortality, preserving the personalities of the departed in virtual form and then allowing them to evolve. #TheWebThisWeek wsj.com/articles/could-ai-ke…
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18 Jul 2021
The World Wide Web Consortium is usually one of the web's geekiest corners, but over the last year, it has become a key battleground in the war over web privacy. And it's getting pretty ugly. #TheWebThisWeek protocol.com/policy/w3c-priv…
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18 Jul 2021
Stat of the week: 700 million hours - YouTube’s algorithm drives 70% of watch time on the platform — an estimated 700 million hours every day. #TheWebThisWeek @mozilla foundation.mozilla.org/en/ca…
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18 Jul 2021
A new tool shows how Google results vary around the world, displaying three sets of links — or images — from different countries for any search. #TheWebThisWeek wired.com/story/tool-shows-g…
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18 Jul 2021
The Bank of Ghana will roll out the first of a three-pilot-phased nation's digital currency in September this year, becoming one of the first African central banks to embrace emerging financial technology. #TheWebThisWeek africa.businessinsider.com/l…
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17 Jul 2021
How do TikTok and Douyin treat digital rights? Ranking Digital Rights (@rankingrights) tested TikTok, its Chinese counterpart Douyin, and parent company ByteDance on key digital rights standards. #TheWebThisWeek rankingdigitalrights.org/202…
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17 Jul 2021
Digital tools, from social media to messaging platforms, have democratised the women’s movement by granting power to anyone with an internet connection, argues Rachel Vogelstein and Meighan Stone from the Council on Foreign Relations. #TheWebThisWeek foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/13…
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