Facebook bowed to demands from Turkey to block one of its military opponentsNew emails show the company prioritized staying online over objecting to censorship.By I. Bonifacic, 02.24.2021
Russia is going to test an internet ‘kill switch,’ and its citizens will sufferIt’s cool -- all the creepy totalitarian countries are doing it.By V. Blue, 02.28.2019
Experience the horror of a Syrian air raid in 'Hero'An unexpectedly timely interactive VR story.By C. Low, 04.20.2018
UK reportedly preparing for a Russian-backed cyberattackTensions have intensified since this weekend’s strikes on Syria.By M. Locklear, 04.16.2018
UNICEF recruits gamers to mine cryptocurrency for Syrian kidsIt hopes to appeal to young people's desire to do social good.By M. Moon, 02.02.2018
'Bury Me, My Love' brings a Syrian refugee's tale to your phoneThe game draws on real life refugee experiences.By R. England, 10.26.2017
Google and the UN answer Syria queries with a poignant websiteDiscover the stories behind five million refugees torn by a cruel war. By S. Dent, 05.22.2017
DJI grounded its drones in Iraq and Syria to lock out extremistsThe drone maker is reportedly helping fight terror with geofenced no-fly zones.By A. Dalton, 04.26.2017
Arctic seed vault grows as defense against food crisisThe Svalbard Global Seed Vault is ready for doomsday.By D. Rossignol, 02.24.2017
President Trump plans to order a new travel ban next weekThe executive order will address issues raised in the lawsuit currently halting his Jan. 27th ban.By J. Conditt, 02.16.2017
Syrian refugee sues Facebook over fake news photosHis snapshot has been used in false stories about terrorism.By J. Fingas, 02.06.2017
Mark Zuckerberg lightly criticizes Trump order on immigrationHe follows Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's post yesterday also criticizing an executive order.By R. Lawler, 01.27.2017
Lawmakers demand answers from White House over Yahoo emailsLet the grandstanding begin!By A. Tarantola, 10.14.2016
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
Facebook is being used to sell weapons in the Middle EastFacebook Groups in Libya, Syria, Iraq and more are being used to negotiate sales.By B. Steele, 04.07.2016
Feds indict seven Iranians for hacking banks, NY state damThe computer specialists routinely worked for the Iranian National Guard Corps.By A. Tarantola, 03.24.2016
US charges Syrian Electronic Army hackersThree people are accused of everything from computer intrusion to money laundering.By J. Fingas, 03.23.2016
Google built tech to support the Syrian uprising, Clinton email saysIn a partnership with Al-Jazeera, Google helped track and map defections in Syria.By J. Conditt, 03.21.2016
Facebook's 2015 review video puts the year in perspectiveThese were the 10 most-discussed stories of the year, according to Facebook.By J. Conditt, 12.09.2015