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…
Digital Citizen
A digital citizen refers to a person utilizing Information Technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government. People characterizing themselves as digital citizens often use IT extensively, creating blogs, using social networks, and participating in online journalism. Although digital citizenship potentially begins when any child, teen, and/or adult signs up for an email address, posts pictures online, uses e-commerce to buy merchandise online, and/or participates in any electronic function that is B2C or B2B, the process of becoming a digital citizen goes beyond simple Internet activity.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…