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Kunwar Khuldune Shahid is a journalist and commentator. He’s the Pakistan correspondent for The Diplomat. His work has been featured in Guardian, Independent, Foreign Policy, BBC, Spectator, Haaretz, Arab News, Daily Beast, Courrier International, Le Monde, Charlie Hebdo, Vox, MIT Technology Review, among other publications

Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

Protestors take part during a demonstration in front of the Iranian embassy in Brussels, Belgium on Sept. 23, 2022, following the death of Mahsa Amini.

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Inside Iran, protesters remain unfazed by the regime’s high-tech crackdown

Chris Stokel-Walker is a U.K.-based journalist and the author of TikTok Boom (2021) and YouTubers (2019).

Chris Stokel-Walker

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When PayPal doesn’t pay: Businesses allege millions in funds held up for years

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Inside Qatar’s hacking campaign to silence digital dissidents before the World Cup

Karl Bode is a Seattle-based freelance journalist with a focus on telecom, tech policy, politics, and consumer rights.

Karl Bode

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States spent years mapping their broadband—now they fear the FCC might throw that data away

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Is Democrats’ new net neutrality bill just a 2022 midterms ploy?

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The FCC’s new broadband mapping effort might be one big waste of money

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Sri Lankans built an online network to weather economic crises—then used it to topple the government

=Connor Bulgrin is a freelance journalist based in Ohio. He covers corporate power and markets. He was previously an editorial intern for the American Prospect and is currently a research associate for the American Economic Liberties Project.

Connor Bulgrin

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Meta’s new plan to battle fraudulent reviews could still leave businesses languishing

Agnes Arnold-Forster is a writer covering medicine, healthcare, gender, and technology. She has been published in places like the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Independent, the LRB, and Stylist Magazine. She is writing a book about nostalgia for Picador and lives in London, U.K.

Agnes Arnold-Forster

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AI wants to revolutionize healthcare—it may be doing more harm than good

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‘The internet is not safe for us’: Atheists are afraid online as Pakistan violently cracks down on digital blasphemy

Jonathan Keane is a freelance journalist based in Dublin, Ireland, covering the tech industry and regulation with bylines at CNBC, Forbes, and the Sunday Times.

Jonathan Keane

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Why the third time won’t be the charm for a new U.S.-EU data-sharing agreement

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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Fight for the Future hits back after digital test proctoring company tries to subpoena its communications

Andrew Wyrich is the newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

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Gigi Sohn calls Republican accusations against her a big telecom-led effort to keep the FCC deadlocked

Robert Locklear is a young journalist and college student. He is currently a freelance and independent journalist. Find him on Twitter @rob_locklear.

Robert Locklear

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How little tech is turning the tide in the fight against big tech

Jake Pitre is a researcher and writer based in Montreal. He is a PhD candidate at Concordia University, and he has been published at The Globe and Mail, Motherboard, Observer, i-D, and more. You can find him on Twitter @jakeadampitre.

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