[Editor’s Note: Independent security consultant Christopher Budd worked previously in Microsoft’s Security Response Center for 10 years.] Commentary: Yes, 2020 really sucked. But it could have been ...

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An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Government-imposed internet blackouts increased in length by 49% in 2020 compared to 2019, per research by digital security and rights group ...

For years, social-media platforms had held firm: Just because a post was false didn’t mean it was their place to do anything about it. But 2020 changed their minds. As if to make clear how far things ...

We're officially halfway through 2020 and it's, uh, not great, Bob! Between the global pandemic and the massive social unrest, many of us are left anxious without much to do but...stare at our screens ...

We were all online more than we’d have liked this year. All the time we were meant to spend at dinner or the movies was instead spent scrolling for news—good news, bad news, what’s the difference? The ...

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China plans to bring gigabit Internet speeds to its major cities by 2020, part of its effort to expand broadband among households in the nation. The Chinese government set out the target in its new ...

Iceland is the world’s best protector of internet freedom, while China is the worst. See where the U.S. ranks among 65 countries. While the U.S. is one of the top 10 countries in the world for ...

CenturyLink, an internet service provider that is supposed to keep websites up and running, was down itself for much of Sunday morning. “Today we saw a widespread Internet outage online that impacted ...