Only 1 in 3 African women have access to the internet compared to half of men. The cost to the continent’s economy could be in the billions

People line the streets as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Lusaka, Zambia April 1. Kent Nishimura – Los Angeles Times – Getty Images During a trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia in April, Vice President Kamala Harris announced more than $1 billion in public and private investment to bridge the digital divide in Africa, … Read more

What is ‘Splinternet’? That’s why the Internet is less complete than one might think

Splinternet refers to how the internet is fragmented, divided, separated, blocked, boxed in, or otherwise segmented. For both nation states and corporations, there is money and control to be gained by influencing the information people can access and share, as well as the costs that are paid for this access. The idea of ​​a splinternet … Read more

Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky is trying to save the internet

In 2022, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey left the company. One of his new projects, Bluesky, is a social media app it seems Exactly like Twitter. The difference? Bluesky promises an unprecedented level of control over your scrolling experience. The goal, essentially, is to undo all of Dorsey’s self-described mistakes, fixing social media and perhaps, hopefully, … Read more

It Ruined My Livelihood: Pakistan’s Internet Shutdown Affects Millions

Mohammed Faisal, a food delivery boy in Karachi, has lost 6,000 rupees ($20) in the past three days. The 26-year-old relies on the WhatsApp messaging service to receive and track the locations of his food orders. He uses his trusty motorbike and a smartphone with mobile broadband internet to navigate the main roads, narrow streets … Read more

Cryptocurrencies are reaching the edge of disillusionment. Like the Internet, its next phase will be better

At the height of the cryptocurrency hype, proponents proclaimed that it would solve every problem under the sun. Artur WidakNurPhoto/Getty Images In November 2001, the New York Times declared: Dot-com is gone, and with it the dream. Three years later, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room. The rise, fall, and eventual resurgence … Read more

30 years ago, one decision changed the course of our connected world

This was the first web page in the world. Thirty years ago, the World Wide Web fell into the public domain. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption on/off Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images This was the first web page in the world. Thirty years ago, the World Wide Web fell into the … Read more