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Indian curbs in Kashmir limit Internet access to information during COVD-19 crisis – UN expert
While calling India‘s restrictions on the Internet in Kashmir as one of the longest shutdowns, a leading UN human rights has drawn attention to the concern that that people are finding it difficult to access health...May 2, 2020 1102 0 -
Amnesty urges full Internet access as Kashmiris remain in the dark about coronavirus outbreak
Kashmir is back to a strict lockdown-like environment after the revelation of a coronavirus infection. But the region reels from lack of information as communication has never been restored fully in the disputed region. Now people...Mar 20, 2020 598 0 -
An Iranian-American shares the painful experience of disconnect as Tehran blocks the Internet
12:12 am, 2:16 am, 4:20 am, and 6:17 am. Double tapping on my phone screen to see if there are any messages from family or friends from inside Iran. There are many messages but from family...Nov 21, 2019 1138 0 -
The disconnect – Half of the world’s population still not using the Internet
For people already connected to the superhighway of information and commerce, it might just be a news story that now half of the world’s population uses the Internet. But for millions – still not using the...Dec 9, 2018 1012 0 -
The Internet of Things process manufacturing technologies set to grow
A drawing of the Internet of Things by Wilgengebroed via Wikimedia Commons As the personal and commercial use of the Internet grows rapidly involving unprecedented amount of data, the devices and appliances that physically connect the...Jan 17, 2018 863 0 -
Internet, not the cause but can be facilitator in radicalization: Study
Photo: ITU As experts look for causes behind extremist mindset in vastly different societies, a new study finds the Internet is not the initiator of violent behavior but could be a facilitator within the process of radicalization. The...Jan 1, 2018 921 0 -
Are we doing enough to protect children from dangers on the Internet?
Children at a New Delhi school, Photo: Ashutosh Sharma/UNICEF The Internet is a fact of life, and it is part of the daily routine for a large population of humanity having access to smart phones. You...Dec 12, 2017 1085 0 -
Journalism challenges amid ‘fake news’ and Internet echo chambers
Photo Credit: UNESCO The onslaught of information – that may be wrong and in many cases misleading – in the digital age is posing stiff new challenges for genuine journalism. A new report Monday warned that...Nov 7, 2017 1749 0 -
Reliance on the Internet to be inescapable despite trust issues
The world is likely to live with trust and privacy issues in the years ahead as the dependence on the Internet is set to grow, according to a new report. Pew Research Center, which conducted with...Aug 12, 2017 1276 0 -
Young people are the force behind rapid Internet expansion
Photo: Tomwsulcer/Wikimedia Commons Young people aged 15-24 are pushing the Internet use to new boundaries, constituting 71 percent of the nearly half of the world’s population connected to the digital information and connectivity highway. Of the...Aug 1, 2017 1408 0
