Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Thailand has cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar, a senior Thai minister said on Wednesday, as the South-East Asian nation steps up efforts to choke scam centres that have become a growing security concern. “They may face challenges of lower power supply, but we are at […]
Saints of Past Ages: St Isidore of Seville – the patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations
DARIUS VON GUTTNER SPORZYNSKI, of Australian Catholic University, looks at the life of St Isidore of Seville, named patron saint of the internet by Pope John Paul II…
Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to five per cent of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online, joining a worldwide push to rein in borderless tech giants but angering free speech advocates. The government said it would make tech platforms set codes of conduct […]
Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protests
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters Bangladesh said it had restored internet services as conditions return to normal after students called off protests against reforms to job quotas that killed nearly 150 people this month. The agitation, which began in universities and colleges last month, flared into nationwide protests that injured thousands as security forces cracked down, leading […]
Australia to police internet porn, spend $US600 million on domestic violence victims
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia will spend almost $A1 billion on payments for those fleeing domestic violence and introduce new measures to police pornography and violence on the internet in response to what the government is calling a “national crisis” of gendered violence. Thousands took to the streets on Saturday to protest violence against women, which […]
Digital rights: Iran steps up internet crackdown one year after Mahsa Amini death
SANAM MAHOOZI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that one year after nationwide protests erupted in Iran, people suffer rolling internet blackouts, but create an online freedom community to fight for digital rights…
Third culture kids: How the internet is changing the way missionary families engage with education
DAVID ADAMS reports…
Senegal government cuts mobile internet access amid deadly rioting
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Senegal’s government has cut access to mobile internet services in certain areas because of deadly rioting in which “hateful and subversive” messages have been posted online, it said in a statement on Sunday. The West African country has been rocked by three days of violent protests in which 16 people have died, […]
“Group weirdness”
In any group, most people are pretty conventional. They fit in the 80 per cent of the standard bell curve. PICTURE: Toa Heftiba/Unsplash Then you have the artisans, the alternatives, the out-of-the-box thinkers. Groups need these unconventional people to ensure we don’t succumb to group-think. This is a profound design of God. We need people […]
Helpdesk: What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence text generator, is being hailed as the future of work, but not everyone is convinced. ADAM SMITH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…