The World from PRX

Zeynep Tufekci

A woman walks outside of a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport In Incheon, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2023. 
COVID-19
‘The pandemic is still with us’: The bumpy road to the end of COVID
A group of people leave flowers outside a building with signs table to a column that say "#turntolove" and "#love will win terror will lose"
New Zealand shooting video was ‘made to make us watch it.’ This professor says don’t.
Activity using Strava's tracking technologies such as the one above has helped the company produce a heat map of the world using one billion total activities.
Technology
Recent discovery on Strava heat map points out the ease of leaking data through social media platforms
Protest
Culture
The potential — and possible pitfalls — of modern protests
Youth in Istanbul, Turkey protest the results of a referendum on their president's powers.
Global Politics
Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president’s powers, and dissent erupts on social media
UNC professor Zeynep Tufekci says Facebook is offering the news equivalent of Halloween candy.
Media
How to stop Facebook when its newsfeed ‘serves Halloween candy for breakfast, lunch and dinner’
Activists in Turkey are silhouetted against a screen showing President Tayyip Erdogan during a pro-government demonstration in Ankara, Turkey, July 17, 2016.
Conflict
Turkish authorities owe their very survival to the free press they attempt to throttle
Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW 2015.
Justice
‘Power in numbers’ is more than a phrase — it’s a vital part of social change
SafeMode conversation with Zeynep
Conflict
8 things we learned about activism in Marco Werman’s conversation with Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW
SafeMode at SXSW
Justice
The World explores youth activism at SXSW
Mohamed was important in Libyan's revolution, helping to defeat and ultimately capture Muammar Gaddafi. His younger brother missed out on Libya's revolution — so he decided to make his own fame by going to Syria to fight in the violent revolution there.
Global Politics
2014 was the year youth protesters found their voice and hacking became an everyday fear
A pro-democracy protester carries a yellow umbrella, symbol of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement, while gathering with other protesters at Mong Kok shopping district in Hong Kong on November 27, 2014.
Justice
Hong Kong’s leaderless protests may mark a new evolution in leadership
AC Milan's Michael Essien takes part in a training session at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on March 10, 2014, ahead of a UEFA Champions League match against Atlético Madrid.
Sports
Soccer star Michael Essien doesn’t have Ebola — so who started the rumor that he did?
Facebook
Business, Economics and Jobs
Many hated how Facebook manipulated personal emotions. The one group that didn’t? Dictators
Conflict & Justice
Could all the attention to #BringBackOurGirls backfire and empower Boko Haram?
Two young women walk down a street while talking on the phone.
Global Politics
So why aren’t young Americans spooked by NSA surveillance?
Internet cafes bustle in Ankara, where Turkey's parliament approved a crackdown on online access.
Global Politics
‘What is at stake is the right of Turkish citizens to speak freely’
A customer uses a computer at an internet cafe in Tehran. (Photo: REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi)
Conflict & Justice
Iranians Get Brief Taste of Free Access to Social Media
Anti-government protesters march during a demonstration in Ankara, Turkey.
Conflict & Justice
As Protests Continue in Turkey, Many Turn to Social Media for News Coverage
Conflict & Justice
Syria: Assad’s Emails Revealed
Business, Economics and Jobs
Facebook’s Fastest Growing Markets
Conflict & Justice
Wikipedia Joins ‘Web Blackout’ to Protest SOPA