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Germany threatens Facebook with new laws forcing it to tackle hate speech and fake news

Politics

Germany threatens Facebook with new laws forcing it to tackle hate speech and fake news

Liat Clark

Keeping the tech giants in check: how should Google, Facebook et al. be held to account?

Technology

Keeping the tech giants in check: how should Google, Facebook et al. be held to account?

Pauline Bock and Ruby Lott-Lavigna

Obama Curbed Chinese Hacking, But Russia Won't Be So Easy

Cyber Espionage

Obama Curbed Chinese Hacking, But Russia Won't Be So Easy

Andy Greenberg

The UK isn't ready for 5G: report claims we live in a 'digital desert' with worse 4G than Albania

Politics

The UK isn't ready for 5G: report claims we live in a 'digital desert' with worse 4G than Albania

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

More than 600 million Indians don't have cards. So how can the country ban cash?

Politics

More than 600 million Indians don't have cards. So how can the country ban cash?

Subhajit Basu

The Election Is Over. The Probe Into Russian Hacks Shouldn’t Be

Hacks

The Election Is Over. The Probe Into Russian Hacks Shouldn’t Be

Andy Greenberg

Sadiq Khan just doubled funding to tackle London’s filthy air

Science

Sadiq Khan just doubled funding to tackle London’s filthy air

James Temperton

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, YouTube launch shared terrorist media database

Terrorism

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, YouTube launch shared terrorist media database

Liat Clark

Facebook and Twitter must tackle hate speech or face new laws

Politics

Facebook and Twitter must tackle hate speech or face new laws

Liat Clark

Petition to elect Hillary Clinton becomes largest ever campaign on Change.org

Politics

Petition to elect Hillary Clinton becomes largest ever campaign on Change.org

Matt Reynolds

Jeremy Hunt wants to ban sexting among the under-18s

Sex

Jeremy Hunt wants to ban sexting among the under-18s

Matt Reynolds

What the Autumn Statement means for tech, science and UK businesses

Politics

What the Autumn Statement means for tech, science and UK businesses

Matt Reynolds

Uber drivers hold noisy go-slow protest in central London

Uber

Uber drivers hold noisy go-slow protest in central London

James Temperton

5G and superfast broadband for all: UK government pledges to help fund the roll-out

Politics

5G and superfast broadband for all: UK government pledges to help fund the roll-out

Amelia Heathman

podcast

What Silicon Valley Got Wrong About the 2016 Election

WIRED Staff

UK government plans to block porn sites that don’t provide age-checks

Sex

UK government plans to block porn sites that don’t provide age-checks

James Temperton

Amber Rudd orders extradition of Lauri Love to US on hacking charges

Hacking

Amber Rudd orders extradition of Lauri Love to US on hacking charges

Ruby Lott-Lavigna

Facebook and Google ban fake news sites from ad networks

Facebook

Facebook and Google ban fake news sites from ad networks

Matt Burgess

Paul Ryan’s First Priority? Make Nice With Donald Trump

National Affairs

Paul Ryan’s First Priority? Make Nice With Donald Trump

Emily Dreyfuss

How Twitter bots played a role in electing Donald Trump

Politics

How Twitter bots played a role in electing Donald Trump

Emilio Ferrara