Putting a Thumb on the Market: The Rise of State-Aligned Platforms from Repressive Contexts
By Allie Funk Discontent with Elon Musk’s Twitter has led many to seek out an alternative. Some rushed …
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Xi’s Pitch to the Global South on Technological Governance
By Kenton Thibaut On October 16, 2022, Party Secretary Xi Jinping delivered his opening speech at the 20th …
It’s Xi Jinping’s Party Now: What the CCP’s Move from Collective to Singular Leadership Might Mean for the World
By Kevin Sheives China isn’t just the CCP’s China; it is now Xi Jinping’s China. At China’s 20th …
Lessons on Digital Authoritarianism from a Pro-Beijing Disinformation Network
By Marc Owen Jones Despite efforts by the EU and the U.S. governments to curtail Russian disinformation through …
“Big Brother” is Teaching: Historical Revisionism and Censorship as Tools of Sharp Power
By Ariane Gottlieb In his seminal work 1984, George Orwell stated, “who controls the past controls the future; …
How China Is Selling Its Muslim Genocide to the Arab World
By Nick Monaco and Colin Eide “I recently saw on the news that people outside the country are …