Connectivity AOL Instant Messenger Made Social Media What It Is Today The once popular messaging platform goes dark this week, but its legacy of instant communication is here to stay. by Julia Sklar 2017-12-14T00:00:00-05:00
Tech Policy The Man with a Plan to Upgrade the Democrats Raffi Krikorian, the CTO of the Democratic National Committee, is out to beat hackers—and the Republicans. by Martin Giles 2017-12-08T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines The War on the Disturbingly Real Trolls in Virtual Reality When you feel like you really are inside a virtual body, protecting your personal space is important. by Tom Simonite 2017-03-13T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Twitter Says It’s Trying Three Things to Combat Trolls For starters, once you’ve been banned for abusive content, you won’t be allowed back. by Rachel Metz 2017-02-07T09:34:00-05:00
Connectivity There’s a Troll Inside All of Us, Researchers Say A study shows that even the most congenial can spew nastiness online if put under pressure. by Rachel Metz 2017-02-06T15:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Can Twitter Fix Its Harassment Problem without Losing Its Soul? Harassment has become a major issue online. Twitter’s efforts to crack down on problem users might suggest a broader solution. by Rachel Metz 2015-02-12T11:40:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Why the World Needs Anonymous There’s a noble imperative behind not revealing who you are. by Gabriella Coleman 2014-11-07T12:30:00-05:00
Connectivity Confessional in the Palm of Your Hand Sure, people say some nasty things in anonymous apps, but the good far outweighs the bad. by Rachel Metz 2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Dawn of Genome Trolling Putting genome data into the public domain advances science, but nearly all of it can be linked to someone. by Antonio Regalado 2013-03-27T15:18:00-04:00
