Nigerian police say false information and incendiary images on Facebook have contributed to more than a dozen recent killings in Plateau State - an area already torn by ethnic violence. When BBC Africa Eye got in touch with Facebook, the company disabled the account...

In many countries, governments cut internet access to curb freedom of speech and disrupt political dissent or those organizing online without hesitation. It can be a very effective means of control and is one that some governments are leaning on in an increasingly...

Look, I know these are volatile times for the tech giants of Silicon Valley. There are the ongoing travails at Facebook and the worldwide demand that Mark Zuckerberg faces the music on his company’s perceived unhealthy influence. Share prices yo-yo wildly. In the...

Bangkok — Apple Iconsiam will open Saturday in Bangkok on the shores of the Chao Phraya, welcoming both locals and visitors to experience the best of Apple in Thailand for the first time. The store will feature Apple’s full line of products including iPhone XS, iPhone...

You, like me, must have wondered at one time or another where the “line” is when it comes to Twitter suspensions. I’ve seen overt racists, abusers, misogynists, and hot-take artists thrive on the app, so it must take something seriously drastic to actually get...

Den 2 november 1988 gjorde MIT-doktoranden Robert Tappan Morris ett litet experiment som fick stora konsekvenser, både för honom och för hela internet. Morris, en virusmask döpt efter sin skapare, lyckades på kort tid i princip släcka hela internet för exakt 30 år...

Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users' accounts. The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service that they had details from a total of 120 million accounts, which they were attempting to sell, although...

Earlier this month, security researchers revealed that the Saudi Arabian government tried to hack a prominent Saudi dissident and human rights worker who lives in Canada. This came just a few weeks after Amnesty International accused the country of using sophisticated...

Adam Lackman ran TVAddons, a site hosting unofficial addons for Kodi media player. A legal team representing powerful telecom and media companies—Bell and Rogers included—searched his home and sued him for piracy. Now, he's fighting to make it to trial. When...

FBI har nu gripit en misstänkt som ser ut att vara den som är ansvarig för att ha skickat 145 bomber till demokrater och kritiker av Donald Trump. Wired har skrivit om hur jakten och gripandet gått till. Sayoc was arrested Friday outside an AutoZone in Plantation,...