Virtual private network Archives

3 things to know about Nigeria’s Twitter ban

Shelby Grossman, Lindsay Hundley, and Hakeem Bishi - June 14, 2021

Governments around the world are using social media’s language on content moderation to crack down on these platforms

Katy Pearce - December 3, 2020

Social media rhetoric from politicians, citizens and others helped influence political moves.

Steven Wilson and Layla M. Hashemi - January 7, 2020

The attack may have united Iranians in outrage against the U.S.

Joshua Tucker - April 23, 2019

Sri Lanka’s social media ban after the Easter bombings may have many unintended consequences.

Mahsa Alimardani, Fred Petrossian, and Arash Abadpour - April 11, 2014

[caption id="attachment_9330" align="aligncenter" width="1000" special=""] An Iranian uses a computer

Navid Hassanpour - March 23, 2014

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] A Turkish man uses his smartphone,

Navid Hassanpour - March 23, 2014

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] A Turkish man uses his smartphone,