NEWS 15.08.2023

July 2023: The world has never been hotter

At least 120,000 years have passed since the Earth was as hot as it was this past July, reports the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service. For the first time, global warming has reached about 1.5 degrees.

NEWS 03.08.2023

Russia declares broadcaster critical of the Kremlin as an undesirable organisation

Russian authorities have put another independent media outlet on a list of undesirable organisations. Cooperating with the media outlet, Doschd, is now prosecutable.

NEWS 28.07.2023

New York City: Algorithms to count the amount of subway fare evaders

With the help of algorithms, cameras in New York subway stations are to count how many subway riders are travelling without a ticket. Civil rights activists fear that the technology could continue to be expanded upon in the future.

NEWS 21.07.2023

Climate Crisis: Weather extremes in North America becoming more frequent

Summer in North America is extreme: The continent is suffering from heat waves, forest fires, heavy rain, flood disasters and high air pollution. 2023 is giving us a preview of the effects of climate change that are becoming ordinary with each passing year.

NEWS 30.06.2023

Iraq and Syria block the internet during final exams

Final exams are currently taking place at schools and universities in Iraq and Syria. By blocking the internet, the government wants to prevent students from cheating.

NEWS 29.06.2023

South Africa: Social networks allow hateful advertisements

A test in South Africa proved again that Facebook, YouTube and TikTok allow xenophobic advertisements on their platforms. Calls for violence against migrants were also rubber-stamped.

NEWS 15.06.2023

Inmates to be monitored with "smart" wristbands in the US

A prison in the US wants to monitor inmates using wearable devices. These devices would record heart rate and movement, for example.

NEWS 09.06.2023

Already 80 internet shutdowns worldwide since the beginning of the year

The organisation, Access Now, has already documented several internet shutdowns in the first five months of the year and criticised this as an "attack on human rights".

NEWS 12.05.2023

France: Clearview to pay additional millions in fines

As the disputed company Clearview AI has not followed orders from French privacy groups, the company must pay another fine for violating privacy laws. In a lawsuit in Austria, the company avoided penalties.

NEWS 29.03.2023

Amnesty annual report: 2022 marked by fleeing and protests

Last year, people in many countries marched on the streets for their rights. Governments often responded with violence, Amnesty International reports. In Iran, protesters were even sentenced to death.