When a lewd cartoon of Rupert Bear landed the editors of the 60s counterculture paper in court, David Hockney, John Lennon, Robert Crumb and more made some of their most urgent art in response“What do you suppose is the effect intended to be of equippi…
Tencent curbs on gaming time will shock markets but please many parents
China’s regulators are on the march again but moves to restrict children’s access may be welcomed by manyChina’s Tencent tightens games controls for childrenChina’s regulators are on the march again, pushing one of the country’s most valuable technolog…
Why the internet in Cuba has become a US political hot potato
After Havana shut down online access for 72 hours, the battle is on to keep the country connectedCubans used to joke about Napoleon Bonaparte chatting to Mikhail Gorbachev, George W Bush and Fidel Castro in the afterlife. “If I’d have had your prudence…
Google 検索は“中立的”ではない：世界各地で異なる検索結果を見せる「Search Atlas」のメッセージ
世界各地で異なる「Google 検索」の検索結果を並べて見せるツール「Search Atlas」が、このほどプライヴェートベータ版として限定公開された。このツールが明らかにするのは、グーグルの検索技術がウェブページをランク付けすることで創出された「情報の境界」だ。それと同時に、居住地域や使用言語が異なる人々が触れるさまざまな現実の断片が示されている。
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