Tech

Body-worn cameras are quietly taking over London
Activism

Body-worn cameras are quietly taking over London

Surveillance nation — FoIs obtained by Huck reveal just how widespread body cams are among police and TfL staff. While promised to increase accountability, the proliferation of the tech raises questions over who it really serves.

Written by: Will Grimond

Tech workers are fighting back against employee surveillance
Activism

Tech workers are fighting back against employee surveillance

Power in numbers — Invasive workplace surveillance has become a reality for many remote workers over the pandemic. Now, tech workers are unionising to lead the resistance.

Written by: Sian Bradley

‘It’s a wild west’: Inside Margate’s Airbnb crisis
Activism

‘It’s a wild west’: Inside Margate’s Airbnb crisis

Homes not hotels — In recent years, an influx of visitors to the Kent coast has caused house prices to soar and a sense of community to be lost. While private landlords and lettings platform Airbnb benefit, local people are being forced out of their homes.

Written by: Sophie Church

The teen ‘finfluencers’ trying to keep hustle culture alive
Activism

The teen ‘finfluencers’ trying to keep hustle culture alive

Crypto kids — On ‘FinTok’, teenagers who’ve hit the crypto jackpot say they want to help their peers do the same – but are they simply perpetuating a broken capitalist system?

Written by: Chloé Meley

Inside the fight against Uber’s ‘racist‘ facial recognition tech
Activism

Inside the fight against Uber’s ‘racist‘ facial recognition tech

On strike — This week has seen protests against Uber over its ‘racially discriminatory’ face ID checks. Campaigners say it’s just the latest scandal when it comes to the tech behemoth’s record of treating its workers abysmally.

Written by: Ben Smoke

The radical student activist group taking on big tech
Reportage

The radical student activist group taking on big tech

No Tech for Tyrants — Through a mix of protests, teach-ins and online campaigns, a group of activists are hoping to expose and undermine the links between education and technology companies.

Written by: Richard Gall

How NFT philanthropy could deepen inequality
Activism

How NFT philanthropy could deepen inequality

Cashing in — Increasingly, the super wealthy are capitalising on the NFT boom to support charitable causes. But this could end up fuelling many of the existing issues with philanthropy, as well as presenting charities with a host of new problems.

Written by: Chloé Meley

How gen Z are ‘punishing’ sinister algorithms
Activism

How gen Z are ‘punishing’ sinister algorithms

Undoing bias — From blocking ads to faking their interests, internet users are attempting to take back power from invasive targeted advertising. But just how effective are these tactics?

Written by: Anna Samson

The Facebook group for terrible art in charity shops
Culture

The Facebook group for terrible art in charity shops

So bad it‘s good — An online destination for the most cursed second-hand shop finds is opening up art criticism to the masses – as well as raising questions as to why we are so drawn to ‘bad’ artworks.

Written by: Serena Smith

How Nigerians are resisting the authoritarian Twitter ban
Activism

How Nigerians are resisting the authoritarian Twitter ban

#KeepItOn — In the wake of the country’s government indefinitely suspending the platform and threatening prosecution of users who post tweets, Nigerians are fighting back and defending their right to freedom of speech.

Written by: Zainab Onuh-Yahaya

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