Women in business held back by mobile data’s cost in developing world – report
Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation do not have regular internet access The cost of a mobile data package is all...
Category : Internet
Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’
More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa...
Elon Musk’s Starlink backtracks to comply with Brazil’s ban on X
After judge freezes assets of billionaire’s internet service provider, company flip-flops to block social media platform Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked late...
Elon Musk’s X could face ban in Brazil after failure to appoint legal representative
Platform failed to meet court-imposed deadline in ongoing case over accounts allegedly spreading disinformation The social media platform X faces the prospect of a ban...
How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
With ‘hustle kingdoms’ teaching young people the tricks of the trade, there has been a surge in blackmailing crimes National Crime Agency threatens extraditions over...
Elon Musk says X will pull operations from Brazil after ‘censorship orders’
Judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered X to block certain accounts as he investigated fake news and hate messages Elon Musk announced on Saturday that...
Nicolás Maduro blocks X for 10 days in Venezuela amid spat with Elon Musk
President accuses social network’s owner of using it to ‘incite hatred’ after country’s disputed election President Nicolás Maduro said he had ordered a 10-day block...
Wong announces new digital cable centre to limit China’s influence in Indo-Pacific
The new centre, staffed by Australians, will enable sharing of information and help Pacific island governments regulate important undersea cables Follow our Australia news live...
Starlink internet shutdown in Sudan will punish millions, Elon Musk warned
With a widespread telecoms blackout already in place, emergency help and humanitarian aid at risk if satellite service withdrawn, say NGOs Nearly 100 humanitarian groups...
Much of west and central Africa without internet after undersea cable failures
Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso among countries experiencing outages Much of west and central Africa has been left without internet service, as...
