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Series Authoritarian Tech. In the right hands, technology can liberate societies. In the wrong hands, it can oppress them. People in power around the world are learning to use artificial intelligence, algorithms, social media and surveillance systems to their advantage, and it’s resulting in injustice and inequality.
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Coda’s journalism focuses on the “why and how,” not the “when” and “what.” From the abuse of technologies to the maelstrom of disinformation, our newsletters are designed to help you uncover the complex ways that today’s pressing issues are …
Banned, burned and critically acclaimed: Global reactions to a ...
Apr 15, 2022 · which describes Spiegelman’s process and explores the public reception of the text. Photo by Kirk McKoy/Getty Images. In MetaMaus, Spiegelman reflected on the different cultural responses to Maus he saw while promoting the book and conducting interviews for it at various points in time.
How Chinese cottagecore swept the internet - Coda Story
Apr 21, 2021 · In the West, the online phenomenon of cottagecore has rocketed in popularity during the pandemic, with influencers showcasing picture-perfect lives of vegetable growing, knitting and baking in gingerbread-house surroundings.
China’s ‘paper mills’ are grinding out fake scientific research at an ...
Nov 9, 2020 · “If you are published in a high-impact journal, you could literally get an apartment as a reward, or a car,” Tiger explained. According to a report highlighted by MIT Technology Review, Chinese universities rewarded authors with an average of $44,000 in 2016 for research published in the prominent scientific journals Science and Nature. Meanwhile, a sliding scale of …
Meghan never stood a chance against the internet - Coda Story
Dec 14, 2022 · According to a Bot Sentinel report released earlier this year, online campaigns targeting the royal couple have become a cottage industry for a handful of online influencers. Bouzy calls them “single purpose hate accounts.” Their platforms are devoted solely to posting about the couple and, according to the report, have become “a lucrative hate-for-profit enterprise” where “racism ...
On the US-Mexico border, a corridor of surveillance becomes …
Jul 14, 2021 · An integrated fixed tower (IFT) in Arivaca, Arizona, one of 48 IFTs across the southwest border. Photo by Kitra Cahana. While there is little research on the intersection between border surveillance and migrant deaths, a 2019 peer-reviewed study by researchers from the University of Arizona and Earlham College found that the surveillance matrix along southern Arizona’s border — including ...
Margot Haddad, Author at Coda Story
Mar 13, 2019 · Margot Haddad is a multimedia journalist, a field producer and on air reporter for French, U.S. and U.K. media. She most recently served as an international news field producer for CNN.
Authoritarians love smart cities. Russia is no exception
Mar 29, 2022 · Authoritarians love smart cities projects.. Vladimir Putin is no exception. Moscow has been on a mission to become a smart city for the last decade. Russia’s capital has around 200,000 surveillance cameras. That’s more cameras per square mile than in Beijing or New York. In October 2021, the Moscow Metro launched a facial recognition payment system.
Pro-Beijing influencers and their rose-tinted view of life in Xinjiang
Aug 7, 2020 · Alongside Abdurehim, there are thousands of Uyghurs around the world who have testified about their missing family members in Xinjiang. Since 2016, the region has been subjected to a brutal crackdown, corralling Uyghurs into a sprawling network of detention centers, camps and prisons.