GSMA Mobile World Live analysts released a report commissioned by the UK's Department for International Trade (DIT) under the title 'Towards A Flourishing Digital Economy for All -A Spotlight On Africa.' The report explores the op...
Internet backbone provider Lumen has announced that it will stop its operations in Russia immediately 'due to increased security risk inside Russia'. Lumen is the second Tier 1 internet service provider (ISP) to pause its operatio...
At the continental consultation meeting of the African Union (AU) on Combating Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) held between 6-8 March at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the AU made 'an urgent' call for protecting children online fr...
Finnish investigative reporter Jessikka Aro's International Women of Courage Award was rescinded, allegedly because of her criticism of US President Trump on social media. Aro was notified of the award for her achievements as a jo...
In a case led by the Dutch police, VodafoneZiggo, and members of the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) theDutch operator of illegal card sharing network a conviction of six months and three years of probation for copyright i...
Venezuela has announced a cyber-attack on its hydroelectric power operations caused power outage in the country. The cyber-attack was attributed to the USA by President Maduro as an act of 'the electric war announced and led by th...
Huawei is contesting in court that the US Defence Authorisation Act, which prohibits US government agencies and contractors to use Huawei equipment, is unconstitutional. The USA banned Huawei equipment due to security and espionag...
In ablogpost, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg indicated intention to build a 'privacy-focused vision for social networking". His vision is structured around several core principles: private interactions, encryption, reducing permanen...
The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in partnership with EY consulting firm, haslaunched the Think AI initiative dedicated to accelerating the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in strategic sectors such as i...
Beh Lih Yi of the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports on a study partnered by Interpol and ECPAT International that shows boys are more likely than girls to suffer the worst online sexual abuse. According to Yi, 'Although...
Russia's Internet regulator Roskomnadzor has confirmed that LinkedIn will remain blocked until the company agrees to move Russian user data to Russian territory. The company's counsel said LinkedIn is not ready to comply, accordin...
More than 170 groups representing consumer, media, technology, library, arts, civil liberties, and civil rights advocates, as well as content creators,have sent a letter to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the US...