Myanmar Citizens Find Ways Around Crackdown on Internet
Sidestepping a crackdown on internet use since the military seized power almost two months ago, hundreds of thousands of protesters and citizens in Myanmar are finding different ways to communicate online, downloading tools to bypass censorship restrictions and turning to alternative media sources and underground networks, according to new research. Read more…
Detailed Image of a Black Hole’s Magnetic Field May Explain How Matter Fuels Powerful Jets
The team that in 2019 brought you the first image of a black hole is now offering a new twist on that iconic view. From a report: The thin lines spiraling toward the central black hole shadow in the image above show emissions with different polarizations — the direction in Read more…
Twitter Is Exploring the Use of Facebook-Style Emoji Reactions
Twitter is surveying users to get input on the use of emoji-style reactions for tweets, similar to what you’d see on Facebook. “We’re exploring additional ways for people to express themselves in conversations happening on Twitter,” a Twitter spokesperson said of the survey. TechCrunch reports: Specifically, Twitter’s survey proposed a Read more…






