We need to talk about the internet
By the year 2020, over 20 billion devices will be connected to the Internet, more than seven devices per person, most of them mobile. When we didn’t all have tiny … Read more
Linet Kwamboka: Your data is your power
In last year’s general election in Kenya, Linet Kwamboka received a surprising SMS from a candidate for parliament. The text message that flashed onto her screen called her by name, … Read more
How to stop the spread of disinformation
The truth is out there. But online, it feels like it’s harder than ever to find. Consider this sobering statistic from a recent MIT study: on Twitter, lies are 70% … Read more
Rebecca Ricks: Documenting corporate surveillance
Mozilla has been increasingly alarmed as Facebook has been involved in one privacy controversy after another. The news that Cambridge Analytica harvested data of Facebook users without their knowledge or … Read more
Manoush Zomorodi says it’s time to get bored
Do you remember when you got your first smartphone? I do. Having instant access to all the internet offers, right there in my pocket, a quickdraw from my eyes, felt … Read more
3 ways to break out of your social media bubble
For as long as the internet’s been around, we’ve talked about it in terms of connection. We connect to the internet, to wifi, to people half or all the way … Read more
Mozilla celebrates 24 incredible women on International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women’s Day, Mozilla’s Twitter feed will be filled with the stories of extraordinary women who have used the web to change the world. Every hour on … Read more
Why we need to hold algorithms accountable
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, David Hogg survived the unthinkable, the devastating shooting at his school, Margery Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida. He and his peers become outspoken gun control … Read more
“We’re creating a culture where people are constantly surveilled”
The Internet as we know and love it thrives on anonymity. Every day, in small and sometimes extraordinary ways, we benefit from the ability to choose our identities online; to … Read more
On the internet, no one knows you’re doggo
For decades, the internet has come with its own cloak of invisibility. To quote The New Yorker’s famous cartoon, and one of the longest running jokes online: “On the Internet, … Read more
Jillian Mayer makes art for the post-screen era
Jillian Mayer’s work explores the collapsing universe between IRL and URL, a world where our data and devices are increasingly part of our physical being. “Technology and our tools shape … Read more
What the grayscale challenge taught us about phone addiction
There’s a lot of talk these days about how addicted we are to our screens. At Mozilla, a few of us tried our own experiment to see if turning our … Read more