I often offer a critical analysis of Big Tech and am wary of the disproportionate role it plays in how the majority of us are being socialized. This week, in one of my graduate courses, I gave a ...

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

Given the speed at which criminals are shifting to digital platforms to lure victims out of their hard-earned money, ordinary South Africans must learn how to protect themselves against scams.

From sexual abuse and AI-generated explicit content to anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns, BIRN’s digital rights monitors across Southeast Europe found that online media is being used to cause harm to vulnerable ...

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a Democrat representing New Hampshire and ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, announced a "broad new effort to protect people from financial scams" in a press ...

Meta-owned platforms WhatsApp and Messenger are rolling out new in-app warnings designed to protect older users from online scams. Announced on October 21, 2025, these features aim to alert seniors to ...

In the dim glow of his smartphone screen, the job advertisement seems perfect. Good salary. Reputable company. The application process is deceptively simple. A young man in rural Bangladesh reads it ...