Media multitasking: constantly juggling media and non-media activities, often using multiple digital devices.
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Analysis of 46 studies indicates that there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the long-term impacts of digital device use on cognition.
Scholars can be more reliable than search engines.
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Unlike scholars, Google’s search engine can’t automatically decide which sources are the most important, most accurate or most significant.
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If we want to decentralise power online, governments will have to overcome their nationalistic impulses.
Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense.
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Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and the vulnerabilities of private companies that control software and infrastructure stack the deck against US cybersecurity.
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Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
The infrastructure gap has forced Indigenous people to think outside the box, leverage their own funds.
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While investments are important, what’s more important is the process and mechanisms through which Indigenous people access funding.
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By looking at the evolving history of the open government data movement, scientists can see both limitations to current approaches and identify ways to move forward from them.
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You may have video gamers and binge watchers to blame when your internet’s on the blink.
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Commercial software is vital to all of our cybersecurity. What should governments do if they find it has weaknesses?
COVID-19 has intensified the UK’s digital divide.
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Internet access should be a basic human right.
Those in remote communities struggle with connectivity issues due to having to rely on satellites to go online. Big tech companies can help them.
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It’s time to create a special remote status for communities that struggle with connectivity challenges and lack access to high-speed internet.
A protester holds up a placard with an image of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an anti-coup rally in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Feb. 15, 2021.
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Internet shutdowns and social media bans in Myanmar have helped the military retain control after the Feb. 1 coup. Here’s why ISPs should develop clear policies around forced internet shutdowns.
Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense.
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Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and global supply chains for building software stack the deck against US cybersecurity.
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Cultivating ‘cyber-wisdom’ could help children make smarter decisions online.
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There are other ways to search the web without Google, and some options help protect your privacy while another is good for the planet.
In refugee camps, access to the internet means being able to connect to family, information and resources.
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During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, research in places like refugee camps can continue through mobile devices connected to the internet.
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The code could require Google and Facebook to pay up for simply including links to news articles from other sites. This has never been a requirement on the web.
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Those who spread misinformation are exploiting people’s lack of media literacy. These tools from journalism can help you fact-check what you read.
State assemblies in Nigeria must devote more resources to digital communication
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While internet penetration is increasing in Nigeria, State Houses of Assembly have little or no online presence, this ought to change.
The Wi-Fi symbol, like the technology it represents, has become ubiquitous.
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Wi-Fi has become a fundamental part of modern digital life, but its foundation is the same as the technology that allowed your great-grandparents to listen to their favorite radio programs.