A proposal to sell the .org domain to a private equity group has been voted down after months of criticism from non-profit organisations  

8chan, a controversial imageboard linked to numerous mass shootings, disappeared from the internet in August after being cut off by its network provider. While many lauded Cloudflare for its symbolic stand against violence, others raised concerns about the political nature of the decision and its potentially detrimental implications for free speech

The internet was expected to democratise the sharing of information. Now, more countries are pushing for censorship and digital authoritarianism, with China leading the way

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa, together with the country’s three mobile networks, are the target of legal action related to six days of internet blackouts

Originally aimed at illegal content, Russian online censorship now appears to target anything that runs counter to Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian goals

The US FCC has announced a proposal to scrap Obama-era net neutrality laws in favour of lighter regulations

Facebook’s plan to provide free internet access to poor communities has been blocked by Indian regulators

LiFi technology offers an alternative form of wireless communication, one that is 10 times faster than Wi-Fi. And all you need is a lightbulb