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The Internet is a global system of autonomous computer networks. It allows the use of Internet services such as the World Wide Web (WWW), E-Mail or FTP.

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A young women listening to music on headphones

Is Africa's music streaming revolution on the horizon?

Many music lovers in Africa download their favorite tunes illegally. But online streaming platforms could change this.
CultureMarch 22, 2021
SHIFT | Through the Darkest of Times

Serious games: More than just a hobby

In "Through the Darkest of Times," gamers have to survive as resistance fighters in Nazi Germany.
Digital WorldMarch 19, 202101:34 min
Screenshot aus dem Videospiel „The Last of Us Part 2“

Gaming culture: A stunning new way of storytelling

Sophisticated and elaborately produced games are no longer an inferior cultural art form.
Digital WorldMarch 19, 202102:46 min
SHIFT Games Animal Crossing

The role of gaming in US election campaigns

What role do video games play in election campaigns and when did candidates start using this platform?
Digital WorldMarch 19, 202102:07 min
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age

Games as a societal phenomenon—They're not just a hobby, they can also be learning tools!
Digital WorldMarch 19, 202112:36 min
Students in Indian-administered Kashmir attend school for the first time in two years after two consecutive lockdowns

Kashmir lockdowns, slow internet hit students hard

Consecutive lockdowns in the region for security and COVID reasons have hurt students' educational opportunities.
PoliticsMarch 17, 2021
the signal messaging app icon projected on the Chinese flag

Signal secure messaging app stops working in China

The app has been one of the last US social media platforms still freely available in the country.
TechnologyMarch 16, 2021
Bloggers in the TikTok house in Moscow

Is the Kremlin scared of TikTok bloggers?

Politics suddenly flooded TikTok during recent opposition protests. The Kremlin fears it could be there to stay.
SocietyMarch 12, 2021
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age

Shift Special: How Japan is using robots to rescue lives and help in disaster recovery efforts.
LifestyleMarch 6, 202112:36 min
Autonomes Fahren

Man vs. Machine: Who is the safer driver?

How safe are self-driving cars compared to human drivers? We talk to three experts to find out.
LifestyleFebruary 19, 202101:25 min
London traffic

Humans — The biggest hurdle for self-driving cars

Self-driving cars have to learn how to predict the behavior of everyone else out on the road.
LifestyleFebruary 19, 202101:56 min
A hand holding a candle and a piece of paper that says "no coup".

First death in protests against Myanmar takeover

The Myanmar anti-coup movement has recorded its first fatality with the death of the 20-year-old woman.
PoliticsFebruary 19, 2021
A person types on a keyboard

How the security law threatens Hong Kong's internet freedom

Experts say a move to block two websites in Hong Kong could mark an attempt to erode internet freedom.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 2021
Karl Lauterbach takes a call in the German parliament

COVID: Scientists face threats online

German scientists and politicians who support pandemic restrictions have been targeted with death threats online.
PoliticsFebruary 16, 2021
A man takes a photo of a tank in Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar military clamps down on online activism

A new cybersecurity law would permit officials to arrest the military's online critics.
MediaFebruary 15, 2021
DW Englisch | DW-App und In-App-Proxy zur Umgehung von Zensur

Using DW and Psiphon to circumvent internet censorship

DW utilizes the Psiphon tool to bypass censorship and allow access to blocked content from DW and other platforms.
TechnologyFebruary 12, 2021
Symbolbild I BigTech I Social Media

Mexico: Social media bill meets with skepticism

A senator from the governing party presented a draft bill to regulate social media. Experts doubt that it will succeed.
PoliticsFebruary 10, 2021
Symbol | Hate speech

Demagogues, digitalization and the threat to democracy

Fake news and online abuse are eroding democratic discourse. Can the trend be stopped?
Digital WorldFebruary 10, 2021
von Hein Matthias Kommentarbild App

Can the social media beast be tamed?

Matthias von Hein
The internet giants that are locked into a titanic nonstop battle for our attention go almost completely unregulated.
SocietyFebruary 9, 2021
The Nasdaq headquarters in New York City

50 years of Nasdaq

DW takes a look back at the history of this trailblazing marketplace.
BusinessFebruary 8, 2021
Anti-coup protesters marching in the capital of Myanmar, Yangon

Myanmar: Anti-coup protests met with internet blackout

As several thousand people rallied in Yangon, the military junta shut down internet services for the second time.
PoliticsFebruary 6, 2021
Trading App Robinhood

Reddit rally: Outcry at Robinhood trade app curbs

The trading app announced restrictions after Reddit users teamed up to take down established traders' short positions.
BusinessJanuary 29, 2021
Google logo at the entrance to the Google offices in London

Google vs. Australia: A warning for Europe?

Australia wants Google to pay for displaying local media content. In return, the tech giant has threatened to disable it
BusinessJanuary 25, 2021
Facebook-Shops - Neue Shopping-Software für Facebook, Instagram und WhatsApp

E-commerce: Facebook’s new shopping function

Facebook hits back at Amazon with new online shopping software that works via Instagram.
LifestyleJanuary 22, 202102:27 min
Stacy Mitchell im Video-Interview mit SHIFT

Three critiques of Amazon

Amazon has been hit with serious accusations, including blocking online competition to espionage.
LifestyleJanuary 22, 202101:57 min
Amazon Logo auf Smartphone

Amazon dominates the online retail market

Retailers that have a poor ranking on Amazon hardly generate any revenue.
LifestyleJanuary 22, 202102:11 min
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DW Business – Europe & Asia

Presidential Plan - Farm Tech
BusinessJanuary 21, 202113:05 min
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Lack of tech hampers farmers' business

German farmers live in areas with little to no Internet, which makes it impossible to apply for subsidies online.
BusinessJanuary 21, 202102:33 min
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DW Business – Europe

Presidential Plan - Farm Tech
BusinessJanuary 21, 202113:07 min
DW Sendung Made in Germany | Starlink

Starlink - High speed internet from space

Starlink is promising to bring high-speed internet access to under-served parts of the world.
BusinessJanuary 19, 202105:59 min
MADE Disruption Design

Made in Germany - Rethink and Reboot: Turning crisis into opportunity

Crisis frighten many but also offer opportunities. MADE in Germany looks at the upside of disruption.
BusinessJanuary 19, 202126:06 min
Voters waiting in a queue at a polling station in Kampala

Uganda: Internet partially restored

Social media platforms in Uganda played a crucial role in the mobilization of opposition leader Bobi Wine's followers.
PoliticsJanuary 18, 2021
MeWe APP

Free speech on social networks

Can freedom of expression go hand-in-hand with moderating hate speech and violence online?
Digital WorldJanuary 15, 202102:42 min
Symbolbild I BigTech I Social Media

Section 230: “26 words that created the Internet”

A reform to Section 230 could hold platforms responsible for user content. How would that work?
Digital WorldJanuary 15, 202102:42 min
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SHIFT – Living in the Digital Age

Platforms like Parler and MeWe market themselves as spaces for ultimate free speech.
Digital WorldJanuary 15, 202112:36 min
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Extended interview: Wikipedia's past, present and future

Two decades on from its founding, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into one of the most popular open-source websites. In an extended interview, DW speaks with Dr. Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute about Wikipedia's remarkable rise, its impact on the spread of misinformation in the digital age and what the future may hold for the world's biggest online encyclopedia.
SocietyJanuary 13, 202113:12 min
Symbolbild Hacker schreibt auf Tastatur

Darknet: More than a cybercrime network

The darknet is too often associated with crime. But it's also an essential space for freedom of expression.
CultureJanuary 13, 2021
DW Made in Germany - Oliven

Olive oil: Direct marketing on Facebook

Olive growers in the south of Spain are selling their product online, directly to consumers.
BusinessJanuary 12, 202103:49 min
DW Shift Spezial Sendungslogo englisch

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

Shift Special: How the new standard of wireless networking technology 5G is changing our lives.
LifestyleJanuary 8, 202112:36 min
Symbolbild I BigTech I Social Media

Environmental activists face online abuse

In recent years the internet has been crucial in organizing climate activism. Movements like Fridays for Future have utilized social media to spread awareness about climate change and connect across the world. But from the Philippines to Brazil to Germany, activists are reporting increased online abuse. So what impact is this online harassment having on their work, and on them personally?
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 7, 202107:25 min
A Google sign

Google employees form labor union

The move coincides with growing scrutiny of influential high-tech operators worldwide.
TechnologyJanuary 4, 2021
DW Shift - PR-Film Qoobo

Qoobo – The joyous cushion

"Qoobo" provides the comfort a pet might, without demanding any work in return.
LifestyleJanuary 1, 202101:53 min
DW Shift | Roboterhund Aibo

"Aibo" – The next generation pet

The robot dog "Aibo" can learn over 100 voice commands, and knows plenty of tricks.
LifestyleJanuary 1, 202101:30 min
DW Shift | Roboter Lovot

"Lovot" – the Lovable Robot

"Lovot" has more than 50 sensors, so it can recognize faces and orient itself autonomously in space.
LifestyleJanuary 1, 202101:50 min
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age

Could robotic pets be a viable alternative to real pets? They are in Japan.
LifestyleJanuary 1, 202112:35 min
DW Shift Sendungslogo

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

In virtual reality, users can explore faraway places and even travel in time.
LifestyleDecember 26, 202012:36 min
Gamescom 2018 | VR-Brille

Who uses Virtual Reality?

VR opens up new possibilities for professional users, as well as in gaming and home entertainment.
LifestyleDecember 26, 202001:23 min
A laptop displaying the Google start page

Pakistan threatens legal action against Google, Wikipedia

Google and Wikipedia have been warned over caricatures of Prophet Mohammed and an "unauthentic" version of the Quran.
Human RightsDecember 26, 2020
Paris - Nach dem Brand in Notre Dame

VR at France's most famous construction site

Visitors can use VR goggles to explore the Notre Dame cathedral during its reconstruction.
LifestyleDecember 25, 202006:46 min
Brasilien Amazonas-Regenwald

Flying through the Amazon rainforest

In this VR installation, users can explore the Amazon rainforest from the point of view of animals.
LifestyleDecember 25, 202001:55 min