Are Smartphones Bad for our Brains?

Tips for an Effective Digital Detox 12.02.2021

Tricks of the Trade: How Good Apps Keep Us Hooked 12.02.2021

A day without a smartphone—Is that still possible? 12.02.2021

Shift - Living in the Digital Age 12.02.2021

How can women defend themselves against violence online? 26.02.2021

Women unite in the fight against online attacks 26.02.2021

Female journalists face violence online 26.02.2021

Man vs. Machine: Who is the safer driver? 19.02.2021

Shift - Living in the Digital Age 26.02.2021

Humans — The biggest hurdle for self-driving cars 19.02.2021

Shift - Living in the Digital Age 19.02.2021

Just turn it off: A vacation from our smartphones 12.02.2021

Pakistan: Social media curbs shrink free speech space 21.12.2020

New rules introduced by the Pakistani government to control social media use have triggered concerns among global tech firms and rights activists.

Hong Kong: Google, Facebook and Twitter halt user data requests 07.07.2020

The social media giants have taken the step after China enacted a controversial new national security law. Opponents fear the law will be used to crack down on dissenting opinions and stifle free speech.

India fights fake news on social media ahead of election 26.03.2019

India's political parties have been told to eliminate hate speech and misinformation from their social media accounts. However, experts warn that enforcing an ethics code will be difficult. Murali Krishnan reports.

Some African governments using social media to monitor citizens: Freedom House report 05.11.2019

A report by US-based democracy watchdog Freedom House says many Africans are unknowingly under surveillance by their own states via social media platforms. Zimbabwe and Sudan are among the countries to be singled out.