Internet

The online world can't be left to tech bros. It needs indigenous voices

Indigenous thought has a lot to offer future technologies, writes Daniel Smith.

Exploring the horny and heartfelt world of VRChat

"The encounters I had could be split into categories - the heartfelt, the harassing and the horny."

Using social media during a manic episode: two NZers share their experience

Research shows people with bipolar disorder are prone to risk-taking behaviour they later regret.

Spotify and Tinder use AI to influence us but won’t tell us how

“The process isn’t human or necessarily understandable to us."

Turns out Tonga’s internet outage can be fixed by Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites

An update on the island's ongoing efforts to restore stable communications.

New Instagram settings designed to protect younger users

All Instagram accounts for those aged under 16 are now private by default.

Most NZers believe misinformation is becoming more common

57 percent of people believed they’d come across misinformation in the past six months.

I started one of NZ’s first Discord drug servers at 18

The mastermind of one of NZ’s first illegal drug servers was an 18-year-old Wellington student.

Covid proved having no access to internet is dangerous in NZ

The internet is what made eight weeks in lockdown bearable for most of us. But for the estimated 20% of Kiwis who experience digital exclusion, not…