Utah’s governor accuses social media and other platforms of being behind every assassination attempt in recent years, but experts say it’s a much harder phenomenon to explain
The app best known for respecting privacy looks to grow, despite anti-privacy efforts
Various studies have attempted, without success, to analyze whether reading can increase our empathy. The evidence is clearer regarding its power to enhance culture and mental health
Paragon’s technology is one of the most powerful commercial espionage tools available, and can covertly activate microphones to turn smartphones into listening devices
Companies hide behind improvement needs to collect personal online activity with which to train their models and sell to ‘service providers’
Arrests near education centers are worrying students, parents, and teachers, who are preparing for an academic year marked by Donald Trump’s deportation campaign
The use of code words is spreading on platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to protect at-risk migrant communities
According to recent research, using these symbols makes individuals appear more emotionally involved, regardless of which ones they use
Meta and its competitors are working on a future with a dominant presence of artificially intelligent robots on social networks
A new study compares differences and similarities in the exchange of erotic messages and content by those under 25 in Spain, Colombia and Mexico
Tired of waiting for a government that has turned its back on them, millions of people suffering from hunger, homelessness and a lack of medicine in Cuba are relying on solidarity to survive
Tens of thousands of cyber slaves are held captive in Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, working around the clock to defraud love-seeking victims through dating apps and social media
More than 74 land defenders from various First Nations have created an online space they say is free of ‘racism and neoliberal discourse,’ designed for the posting of stories from Mesoamerican lands and their diasporas
The British researcher defends the validity of his most famous theory, 30 years after formulating it. Despite social media, he explains that humans can only have a maximum of 150 friends
Societal hyper-connection has brought betrayal into a new era, filling therapists’ offices with people who haven’t slept with anyone else, but have committed so-called ‘emotional infidelity’
Couples with an age difference are becoming more common and accepted, but WhatsApp decorum can be challenges when it comes to mutual understanding
After nearly two years of existence, AI text generators are proving to be a growing headache for educators. Though many say there’s no going back to a world without them, the way forward is fraught with obstacles
The platform’s chief executive has been arrested in France. Speculation about the motives for his detention makes it more difficult to understand the consequences of a surprising decision
Washington D.C. monopoly ruling marks a shift towards stricter regulation of technology giants in the United States and the European Union over their aggressive practices across markets
The experts consulted consider blocking on social media to be a formula for empowerment and an ally for our well-being
The story of a woman taken out of context years later to criticize feminism has gone viral following a chain of events that highlights the complexity of misinformation
The expert in ethics applied to technology advocates for a system of digital anonymity that protects us from companies. Its absence undermines our autonomy
According to the most conservative studies, some 17 million weapons circulate illegally in Mexico. The vast majority come from the United States
In the past, we examined people’s looks or subtle movements. But now, on Instagram or WhatsApp, we place value on the frequency of interactions, the use of emojis, or the speed of a response
Cyber threat actors play on a victim’s emotion to try to convince them to send money via services like PayPal
The lawsuit is set to affect the 8.5 million people who use the application’s messaging services. But the legal, moral and technological implications of the decision are far more reaching
A recent study states that a person’s background can completely change their understanding of these symbols
