Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?

Researchers are interested in whether who you’re communicating with and how you’re interacting affect how likely you are to lie.

In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.

Depending on what the fake account is doing, the law may not be on your side.

After a 14-year-old died doing a viral spicy chip challenge, many parents have called for more awareness about the risks of these challenges.

With our faces seemingly everywhere − from Zoom meetings to selfies − more people are developing anxieties about how they appear online.

The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.

Accepting that you are envious of someone is the first step to adopting a healthier response.

An MIT student and linguistics professor spot an emerging English phrase and examine what it tells us about syntax — but questions remain.

How do all the different pieces of digital technology you use every day – weather apps, online banking, games and so on – talk to each other? Via application programming interfaces, or APIs.