https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A group launched to fight trolls, fake news and racism in social media has more than 60,000 members less than a year after its launch. The Local speaks to one of the people behind the project. https://www.thelocal.se/20170228/meet-the-swedish-internet-vigilantes-fighting-hate-online Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:45:16 +0100 meet-the-swedish-internet-vigilantes-fighting-hate-online A Swedish handball player has told The Local about the threats – but also praise – she has received since she decided to start shaming her online abusers on social media. https://www.thelocal.se/20170213/swedish-instagrammer-beautifully-rips-these-online-pervs-to-shreds Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:00:25 +0100 swedish-instagrammer-beautifully-rips-these-online-pervs-to-shreds UPDATED: A Swedish YouTube celebrity is one of the world's most influential people online, according to Time Magazine's annual rankings. https://www.thelocal.se/20160317/swedish-youtube-star-worlds-ninth-most-influential-online-celeb Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:31:47 +0100 swedish-youtube-star-worlds-ninth-most-influential-online-celeb A UN study looking at how easy different countries make it for businesses to facilitate online purchases has ranked Sweden among the top five nations in the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20150325/sweden-among-top-five-nations-for-online-business Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:25:03 +0100 sweden-among-top-five-nations-for-online-business The longer you're in Sweden, the more you learn about life and getting around...but it can still be confusing. Here are a few valuable online resources to help you out. https://www.thelocal.se/20141217/get-tuned-in-to-sweden-useful-online-services-si Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:36:00 +0100 get-tuned-in-to-sweden-useful-online-services-si Internet use is on the rise in Sweden thanks to more people staying online when they retire and more than half of all households having access to at least one tablet computer. https://www.thelocal.se/20141111/silver-surfing-booms-in-sweden Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:46:00 +0100 silver-surfing-booms-in-sweden A 27-year old job seeker from northern Sweden is being prosecuted for threatening to stab his job coaches with a series of violent threats on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.se/20131022/50944 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:41:00 +0200 50944 Several fraudsters who used Swedish buy-sell site Blocket to defraud 268 people of more than one million kronor ($156,000) won't end up going to prison following a court ruling. https://www.thelocal.se/20130925/50428 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:42:00 +0200 50428 As The Local flings open its doors in Rome, country editor Angela Giuffrida tells us what to expect from the network’s bright new Italy edition. https://www.thelocal.se/20130605/48338 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:08:00 +0200 48338 Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has signed up to offer free online courses, joining a network of 27 universities worldwide that reach nearly a million students. https://www.thelocal.se/20130523/48076 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:14:00 +0200 48076 Four thieves who used internet dating sites to find victims who they then robbed after drugging them with a concoction of sedatives and psychosis drugs were sentenced to prison on Wednesday by a Swedish court. https://www.thelocal.se/20130522/48060 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:54:00 +0200 48060 In the wake of the Boston marathon bombings, the Swedish government is set to boost funding to help prevent young people from being "self-radicalized" through online exposure to political and religious extremist views. https://www.thelocal.se/20130425/47558 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:27:00 +0200 47558 Internet voting could become a reality in Sweden by as early as 2018, if a new proposal by a parliamentary committee is given the green light. https://www.thelocal.se/20130415/47348 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:54:00 +0200 47348 Two women from southern Sweden who came into contact with men via an online dating site have been charged for drugging and robbing the victims as part of an organized criminal operation. https://www.thelocal.se/20130319/46810 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:45:00 +0100 46810 The Swedish state has launched a new website that collects and stores all correspondence between citizens and public authorities in a bid to cut costs. https://www.thelocal.se/20130211/46134 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:47:00 +0100 46134 A Swedish man has been ordered held on remand after authorities discovered that he was paying women in the Philippines to sexually assault children in front of a webcam while he watched on his computer in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120913/43208 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:04:00 +0200 43208 As Swedes use more and more password protected internet sites, a new report shows that average Swedish web-surfers uses too few passwords to keep themselves safe from hackers. https://www.thelocal.se/20120531/41164 Thu, 31 May 2012 14:47:00 +0200 41164 Earning college credit online is becoming increasingly popular in Sweden, where one in four university students now enrolls in a programme conducted over the internet. https://www.thelocal.se/20120416/40278 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:36:00 +0200 40278 Three Swedes have struck online (and pepperoni covered) gold after the online pizza service they created was bought by a German company https://www.thelocal.se/20120402/40044 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:24:00 +0200 40044 The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) has warned that many of those seeking to file online tax returns could suffer problems as its website struggles to cope with the last minute rush. https://www.thelocal.se/20110502/33534 Mon, 02 May 2011 18:34:00 +0200 33534