"HTTP injector" apps traded in public Telegram channels are becoming a popular method of gaining free Internet access on mobile devices. Such apps work by modifying HTTP headers on network requests ...

Tim Berners-Lee wanted the world wide web to spur global collaboration. Tech platforms have, instead, turned it into a data harvesting platform while users have become products.

Syracuse, N.Y. — When the city of Syracuse launched its high-speed internet service in some of its poorest neighborhoods last fall, officials were not bashful about touting that it was free. The email ...

In 2013, Facebook hit upon an idea to grow its user base: It would subsidize internet access to Facebook on mobile devices in countries where cellular data was pricey, physical internet infrastructure ...