China intensifies crackdown on social media with curbs on instant messaging
China has issued tough new rules for mobile instant messaging services such as WeChat, expanding an internet crackdown that has already muzzled microblogs and...
The Guardian view on Wikipedia: evolving truth | Editorial
The Wikimedia Foundation meets in London this weekend to look over an apparently thriving institution. Wikipedia has revolutionalised our approach to knowledge. The inspiring...
Brazil’s favelas get active online
Even though many of Brazil's favelas are still lacking basic infrastructure, internet usage is relatively high. Young locals are now starting to use social...
Restaurant owner sues Google over Maps listing ‘sabotage’
A Washington DC restaurant owner is suing Google for an incorrect Google Maps listing that lead to a sudden decline in customers and forced...
Social media users warned against falsely calling politicians paedophiles
Internet users need to be careful about falsely labelling politicians as paedophiles amid a frenzy of rumours on social media about alleged child abusers...
Selfie culture a new battleground for the Iranian regime
It's afternoon at Park-e Laleh, a popular destination for students who
attend one of central Tehran's sprawling universities. Seated on a bench
under tall trees, Mandana,...
Gastrodiplomacy for the Middle Kingdom
In the realm of cuisine, there are few countries that have as distinguished a history as China. China's cuisine is fabled the world over...
Full-frontal campaign sees government ads popping up on porn website
An advertising placement company has apologised to the Queensland government for running taxpayer-funded ads on a porn website featuring nude images of male models...
Serbia – In Pictures… Thanks For Your Help
Roman Ruins of Sirium in Sremska Mitrovica
You know that Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina suffered some of the worst flooding on record in 120 years, but...
How to protect your personal data from the next hack attack like eBay
Ebay suffering the biggest hack of all time led to the exposure of lots of personal data including postal addresses, dates of birth and...