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Internet governance

Small toy figures are seen in front of a binary code in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019.

In a world of cyberthreats, the push for cyberpeace is growing

Science & Technology

Dozens of countries and hundreds of firms and nonprofits are fed up with digital violence. They are working toward greater cybersecurity for all — and even what might be called cyberpeace.

A picture illustration shows a Facebook logo reflected in a person's eye, in Zenica, March 13, 2015.

Russian trolls tried to recruit a prominent US activist. He didn’t take the bait, but others did.

Global Politics

Beyond .com: Prepare for new (possibly confusing) domain names

Environment

An expanded naming system on the Web

Environment
The World

ICANN Expands Domain Name Extensions

Business, Economics and Jobs
The World

Will the Web open the door to an expanded naming system?

Environment

A decision expected later today could radically expand the number of top-level domain names available on the Web. Many governments anticipate a more global web experience sensitive to cultural identity while many others fear the potential for confusion and online fraud. Guest: Jennifer Schenker, Paris-based technology correspondent for BusinessWeek.

The World

Geo answer

Global Politics

Today’s Geo Quiz asks for the name of a former count. .SU stands for the Soviet Union. Despite efforts to pull the plug on the Internet country code, an estimated 80-thousand websites still use it.

The World

France to block child internet porn

Environment

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Declan McCullough of cnet.com about crackdowns announced today in France and the United States against child pornography on the web, and here in the U.S.