French military accuse Russian mercenaries of staging burials in Mali

French military accuse Russian mercenaries of staging burials in Mali

The tweets and photos accuse the French of leaving mass graves in Mali. Spies have captured videos showing otherwise.

  • bySam Mednick

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Insecure world:Everyday cross-border harassment a new reality for democracy

Insecure world:Everyday cross-border harassment a new reality for democracy

Will the Summit for Democracy address how borders have been rendered porous by technology,normalising the harassment of regime critics living in free societies?

  • byChris Zappone andEryk Bagshaw
Ukrainians shocked to find relatives in Russia don’t believe there’s a war

Ukrainians shocked to find relatives in Russia don’t believe there’s a war

As Ukrainians deal with the devastation of the Russian attacks in their homeland,many are also encountering a confounding backlash from family members in Russia,who refuse to believe that Russian soldiers could bomb innocent people

  • byValerie Hopkins
You’re being watched:How Big Data is changing our lives
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You’re being watched:How Big Data is changing our lives

It’s not just about personal privacy concerns. Our reliance on data infrastructure and our participation in the digital economy are forming the backbone of new economic,political,and social power.

  • byMiah Hammond-Errey
Who controls you? Which party do you vote for?

Who controls you? Which party do you vote for?

The Cambodian Prime Minister has already “zoom-bombed” an opposition meeting,now from next month the country will filter all online content China-style.

  • byCharles McDermid
Russian court slaps Google,Meta with massive fines

Russian court slaps Google,Meta with massive fines

Google was fined nearly $US100 million while Facebook’s parent company Meta was ordered to pay $US27 million over their alleged failure to delete content banned by local law.

  • byUliana Pavlova
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Living with COVID doesn’t mean being a zoomed-out zombie

Living with COVID doesn’t mean being a zoomed-out zombie

The pandemic has made us slaves to omnipresent technology. No wonder we’re exhausted.

  • byJoanne Orlando
The dark side of China’s breakthrough on digital currencies
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The dark side of China’s breakthrough on digital currencies

It would be entirely consistent for Beijing to use its monopoly control of the digital yuan as another layer in its “techno authoritarianism” for use at home and abroad.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Australia partners with US to curb use of tech for human rights abuses

Australia partners with US to curb use of tech for human rights abuses

The Biden administration said that Australia would join the US,Denmark,Norway and others in an initiative to curb the sale of tech products that are used to aid repression.

  • byAlexandra Alper
Online crash prevents residents from voting in NSW local council elections

Online crash prevents residents from voting in NSW local council elections

Residents unable to have their say due to an online voting system error will not have to pay a $55 fine for failing to vote.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell andSally Rawsthorne
Facebook busts Nicaragua government’s fake news operation

Facebook busts Nicaragua government’s fake news operation

It said it had been active for five years,was primarily operated by staff of the country’s telecoms watchdog,out of the postal service headquarters.

  • byElizabeth Culliford