Internet

When politicians own the press, trolls have the last laugh.

When the big players get away with open fraud, trust disintegrates.

Iranians are using the messaging app Telegram to spread fake news about the rial—and make a profit for themselves.

Information is getting more centralized as online norms fracture.

Can Andrew Marshall, the U.S. military’s longtime oracle, still predict the future?

What Washington should—and shouldn’t—learn from Beijing’s example.

The technology behind cryptocurrency can keep the United States safe—but only if the country takes advantage of its head start.

How to stop tech firms from monopolizing our personal information.

Tech companies are used to pairing big revenues with small labor forces. But they’ll soon be forced to become massive job creators.

While Washington turns a blind eye, autocrats across the continent are muzzling their citizens online.

Rights group says app was widely used by businesses and even government offices.

A new report sheds light on how a tiny fraction of North Koreans browse the open web.

If the United States wants to stand behind the next #IranProtests, it should liberalize rules that impede access to cutting-edge tools against repression.

If Russian outlets have to file, lawmakers ask, why not Chinese ones?

If we woke up tomorrow and found that none of our laptops, iPhones, iPads, or personal assistants worked, what would we do?

Zuckerberg needs to stop courting Beijing and start paying attention to the countries where Facebook matters.

Are you a Syrian rebel in need of U.S.-manufactured assault rifles, or even a tank? You can buy it on Telegram.

Most cures for fraudulent news threaten to be worse than the disease. There’s at least one exception.

Beijing is trying to repurpose abandoned international agencies like UNESCO to serve its strategic interests — such as controlling the internet.

Online radicalization drives calls for a tougher crackdown on propaganda and encrypted messages.