Lydia Emmanouilidou

TikTok apologizes to US teen after removing video critical of Chinese government

November 29, 2019

TikTok blamed the removal of the video on a “human moderation error.” But the ordeal has reignited concerns that the Chinese-owned, short video app is censoring US-generated content to appease Beijing.

If FCC bans Huawei, rural carriers may have to 'rip and replace' gear

The World

November 21, 2019

Currently, about a dozen small, mostly rural carriers rely on this Chinese equipment to deliver internet, phone and other services to customers.

As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable

The World

November 08, 2019

Security experts say election infrastructure in the US could be vulnerable to the types of hacking operations that took place in the lead-up to the 2016 election.

Period apps share your fertility data with Facebook

The World

September 10, 2019

What happens to the highly personal data people enter in period-tracking apps? In some cases, it gets fed to third parties — including Facebook.

Facebook wants to create a 'Supreme Court' for content moderation. Will it work?

The World

September 05, 2019

Updated

09/17/2019 - 4:00pm

Every day, Facebook has to make difficult and consequential decisions about what should stay or go on its platform. Now, it's turning to outsiders for help.

Environment

A Dutch city is turning bus shelters into bee sanctuaries

The World

July 30, 2019

More than 300 bus shelters have been transformed into bee-friendly green hubs to support biodiversity in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

Conflict & Justice

What Western media got wrong about China’s social credit system

The World

July 29, 2019

Much of the Western media narrative on China's social credit system has been outright false. As part of a collaboration between Wired magazine and The World, we take a look at what the system actually looks like, and how it really works.

Social media

The memes of the Hong Kong protests

The World

July 16, 2019

The protests that have drawn millions into the streets have also spawned memes that show anger, sadness and solidarity among demonstrators.

Protest

Thousands of women walk off jobs in Switzerland

The World

June 14, 2019

Switzerland lags behind other Western countries in terms of equal pay for women. Thousands walked off jobs in a general strike on Friday to draw attention to pay to salaries and other issues.

'Hi, I want a job in Antarctica': Meet the first female researchers to blaze the path

The World

May 20, 2019

In the spring of 1969, 19-year-old Terry Tickhill Terrell walked into the Institute of Polar Studies at OSU and told the secretary, “Hi, I want a job in Antarctica.”

Lydia Emmanouilidou

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TikTok apologizes to US teen after removing video critical of Chinese government

If FCC bans Huawei, rural carriers may have to 'rip and replace' gear

As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable

Period apps share your fertility data with Facebook

Facebook wants to create a 'Supreme Court' for content moderation. Will it work?

Updated

A Dutch city is turning bus shelters into bee sanctuaries

What Western media got wrong about China’s social credit system

The memes of the Hong Kong protests

Thousands of women walk off jobs in Switzerland

'Hi, I want a job in Antarctica': Meet the first female researchers to blaze the path

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