Can we make the web a better space?

A special programme on Web Science and why it matters

• 43 mins

Ethiopia’s continuing online censorship

The internet shutdown in Ethiopia is entering its 3rd week.

• 47 mins

Covid 19: Mapping changing sentiment in tweets

From fear to anger and hope, millions of tweets reveal changing views on the pandemic

• 42 mins

Tracking the trolls

Machine learning can now spot online trolls, and help defend voters in future elections.

• 42 mins

Why India can’t work from home

What the challenges of home-working mean during and after the pandemic in India.

• 46 mins

A year without internet in Kashmir

Government restrictions mean a year of web restrictions for 15 million people in Kashmir

• 43 mins

Algorithm apocalypse

Analysing the UK government’s flawed formula used to predict children’s exam grades

• 43 mins

Scammers scamming the scammers

How leaked conversations from online forums show credit card thieves conning each other.

• 38 mins

AI captain to sail the Atlantic

A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board

• 44 mins

Keeping the structure of the internet safe

How do lockdowns and restrictions on the internet impact it’s stability globally?

• 50 mins

Mapping Covid-19 to your phone

Google Maps has launched a new Covid-19 layer – but is it as accurate as it could be?

• 45 mins

Can AI predict criminal behaviour?

Could AI algorithms really identify offenders? A number of schemes are scrapped in the US

• 50 mins

Predicting US elections results every hour

A new model predicts the US election result every hour using betting data

• 48 mins

Go Viral! online game

Spreading misinformation in the game Go Viral!

• 42 mins

Why do we vote with paper in the age of the smart phone?

Most voting in elections worldwide is done with paper ballots, and for good reason.

• 41 mins

Who is most susceptible to fake news?

Study into fake Covid-19 news shows Twitter is a fertile platform for conspiracy believers

• 43 mins

Voyager 2 contacted after seven months

The Voyager 2 spacecraft has been contacted after seven months of radio silence.

• 45 mins

Video games can be good for you

Playing video games is positively linked with wellbeing according to new research.

• 45 mins

Increase in stalkerware installations

Stalkerware use - software that tracks a user’s device without their consent - is rising.

• 43 mins

Almost two-thirds of the world’s population now online

Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is online according to a new report.

• 49 mins

Is the internet affordable where you live?

Is the internet affordable where you live – prices fall by half in 5 years, says report.

• 41 mins

Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online

Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online – should social media platforms be doing more?

• 43 mins

Solar grid brings power to Yemen

A solar grid, run by women, brings power to Yemen

• 42 mins

The best tech stories of 2020

The best tech of 2020 including Kivuwatt, internet shutdowns and digital death.

• 43 mins

Blindness in the digital age

Technological and digital news from around the world.

• 40 mins

Has tech been compromised in the US Capitol?

Has tech been compromised during the storming of the US Capitol?

• 41 mins

Online manipulation on a global scale

Social media manipulation is now an industrial scale problem worldwide, says a new report.

• 43 mins

Loon Balloon internet deflated

Google’s Loon Balloon internet connectivity project has been dropped.

• 48 mins

Internet shutdowns in Myanmar and India

Myanmar internet connectivity returning but shutdown continues in India.

• 44 mins

Wikipedia’s new universal code of conduct

Will Wikipedia’s new universal code of conduct undermine the site’s grassroots?

• 42 mins