Silicon Valley in Rest of World 23 July 2024 Pressured to relocate, Microsoft’s AI engineers in China must choose between homeland and career As geopolitical tensions grow, many employees have decided that a career with the Silicon Valley tech giant isn’t worth giving up the comforts of home. By Viola Zhou
EV Revolution 22 July 2024 Ethiopians are struggling to keep up with the new “EV or nothing” policy Ethiopia became the first country in the world to ban the import of gas and diesel cars. But the country has only around 50 charging stations. By Sarah Assefa and Damilare Dosunmu
Access & Connectivity 20 July 2024 Bangladesh’s internet blackout immobilizes its booming tech industry The government and internet service providers blame each other for the blackout amid massive protests. By Faisal Mahmud
Silicon Valley in Rest of World 16 July 2024 Kenya’s biggest protest in recent history played out on a walkie-talkie app More than 40,000 Kenyans have downloaded Zello since protests began against the government’s plan to raise taxes. By Stephanie Wangari
Creator Economy 8 July 2024 Conservative evangelicals use social media to sway Brazil election The popularity of evangelical content, which often amplifies criticisms of the ruling party, could play an important role during October’s municipal elections. By Matheus Andrade and Daniela Dib
Creator Economy 25 June 2024 Indonesia is trying to block LGBTQIA content from the internet A new broadcast bill imposes curbs on LGBTQIA content and other “negative” material, potentially hurting content creators and broadcasters in Indonesia. By Adi Renaldi
The Rise of AI 11 June 2024 A new AI tool that accurately measures crowd sizes sheds light on protests roiling Brazil Former president Bolsonaro claimed 600,000 attended a rally for him, but researchers used the tool to prove it was less than a third of that. By Flávia Milhorance
Creator Economy 29 May 2024 Influencers are using TikTok to encourage voting in South Africa South Africa is one of TikTok’s biggest markets in Africa. Creators are using it to drive political engagement among young people. By Shukri Hassan
Report 28 May 2024 Indonesia rushed out a vote-counting app for this year’s election. It did not go well Tabulation discrepancies were blamed on technical issues within the app, which many say was launched without enough testing. By Michelle Anindya
Silicon Valley in Rest of World 24 May 2024 Who’s actually using Threads? Young protesters in Taiwan Despite Meta’s promise to crack down on political content in the app, Taiwanese activists are using it to organize. By Viola Zhou
Creator Economy 23 May 2024 This Instagram star might soon be mayor of one of Mexico’s wealthiest cities As Mariana Rodríguez campaigns around the clock on Instagram, electoral authorities are wondering how to regulate influencers-turned-politicians. By Chantal Flores
Politics 15 May 2024 How Digital Witness Lab analyzed data from BJP WhatsApp groups ahead of the Indian elections A detailed methodology of the analysis in our story 'Inside the BJP's WhatsApp machine.' By Digital Witness Lab
