How Telegram became a key channel for news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but its hands-off moderation turned the messaging app into a misinformation tool
Masha Borak / The Verge : Twitter: @rybar_force Twitter: @rybar_force : I spoke to The Verge about the nature of Telegram in Russia. How we manage to get information from both sides of the conflict, ...
A look at Russia's tech industry decline, accelerated by the country's war against Ukraine, further pushing Yandex and other successful companies into isolation
Seven days after the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Belugin packed up his and his family's belongings, canceled the lease … Tweets: @mashaborak , @phuenermund , and @eileenguo Tweets: Masha Borak / @ma...
A look at Moscow's Safe City, an AI surveillance system with 217K connected cameras designed to catch criminals that is now seen as a tool of digital repression
Moscow promised residents lower crime rates through an expansive smart city project. Then Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Tweets: @glichfield , @iethics , and @mashaborak Tweets: Gideon Lichfield / @...
Tech insiders and academics say most independent Uyghur-run websites ceased to exist as Beijing's crackdown in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region unfolded
a future for their own society.” https://www.wired.com/... Masha Borak / @mashaborak : “It's like erasing the life work of thousands and thousands of people to build something—a future for their own s...
Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running hundreds of Facebook and Instagram ads showing sexual assault, violent erotica, and acts of self-harm
Emily Baker-White / Forbes : Tweets: @violazhouyi , @ebakerwhite , @mashaborak , @katienotopoulos , @iblametom , @ebakerwhite , @ebakerwhite , @ebakerwhite , and @cfarivar See also Mediagazer Tweets:...
Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running hundreds of Facebook and Instagram ads showing sexual assault, violent erotica, and acts of self-harm
Emily Baker-White / Forbes : Tweets: @ebakerwhite , @mashaborak , @violazhouyi , @katienotopoulos , @iblametom , @ebakerwhite , @ebakerwhite , @ebakerwhite , and @cfarivar See also Mediagazer Tweets:...
JD Digits, JD.com's big data unit, unveils its plans to build an AI-powered smart city “operating system” for China's smart city project in Xiongan, China
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