Hitting the Books: High school students have spent a decade fighting Baltimore's toxic legacyIt's 2023, we're the richest country on the planet, why are we still burning our trash?By A. Tarantola, 01.29.2023
Three Google workers sue over alleged violations of 'don't be evil' mottoThe former employees said the company's policy was binding.By J. Fingas, 11.30.2021
Itch.io offers 700 games in a pay-what-you-want racial justice bundleThis includes well-known titles like 'Night in the Woods.'By J. Fingas, 06.08.2020
Google fires employee activist amid protestsGoogle said she violated data policies, but supporters might not buy it.By J. Fingas, 11.25.2019
Protesters accuse Google of retaliating against organizing workers (updated)Google claims it's about improper access, but employees beg to differ.By J. Fingas, 11.24.2019
Amazon employees call for a company-wide climate change planThis doesn't guarantee that Bezos and crew will listen.By J. Fingas, 04.10.2019
'World's longest' electric car trip ends in AustraliaHis effort to promote EV adoption arguably paid off.By J. Fingas, 04.07.2019
Facebook introduces political petitions to your News FeedIt's a powerful tool, but there's also the potential for abuse.By J. Fingas, 01.20.2019
47Thousands descended on DC to march for truth and scienceMany more around the world joined them in rallying for the cause.By C. Velazco, 04.23.2017
London police allegedly used hackers to target activistsScotland Yard may have illegally gained access to email accounts.By J. Fingas, 03.22.2017
Lyft donates to the ACLU in response to Trump's immigration banIt's contributing $1 million to protect liberties it sees under threat.By J. Fingas, 01.29.2017
Black Lives Matter site faced over 100 attacks in half a yearMost of them came from one group trying to silence protests.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2016
16Free The Vote: A game developer's journey to political activism'I couldn’t do nothing, but I didn’t know what to do,' Philadelphia developer Dain Saint says.By J. Conditt, 11.11.2016
Your Facebook check-in won't help North Dakota protestorsA status update is a far cry from real political action.By A. Dalton, 10.31.2016
Hashtags help survivors break their silenceIt's like a cheaper form of group therapy. By N. Lee, 10.11.2016
Anti-pipeline activists claim Facebook censored their live videoFacebook says its spam filter was to blame.By J. Fingas, 09.14.2016
Apple patches three zero-day exploits after activist is hackedCyber crime group NSO targeted human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in the United Arab Emirates, Citizen Lab reports.By J. Conditt, 08.25.2016
UK spies tracked Middle East activists with a web link shortenerGCHQ used the tech to both foster and monitor groups during Arab Spring revolutions.By J. Fingas, 08.01.2016
Activists say Vietnam shut down Facebook during Obama's visitThe move was meant to silence political dissidents.By J. Conditt, 05.27.2016