Newsletters Indian authorities force sanitation workers to wear tracking devices Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: Prominent Indian fact-checker arrested by Delhi police for 2018 tweet. newsletter Masho Lomashvili
Newsletters Election myths, vaccine conspiracies, and hate speech: How extremism quietly flourishes on YouTube Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: Facial recognition helps Russian police nab anti-war protesters and US defense firm could buy Pegasus newsletter Erica Hellerstein
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Newsletters Local governments are weakening facial recognition bans Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: Fears that an internet shutdown in Iran will hide violent crackdown on protests newsletter Caitlin Thompson
Newsletters Reversing Roe in the digital age Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: digital authoritarianism on the rise globally and Europe’s expanding virtual walls newsletter Erica Hellerstein
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Newsletters A cautionary tale on mass data collection, from Afghanistan Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: Clearview wants to re-up its facial rec partnerships; Sri Lanka snuffs out social media, but not for long newsletter Caitlin Thompson
Newsletters How to document war crimes in the digital age Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: India’s ruling party pays less for Facebook ads and spyware maker FinFisher is broke newsletter Caitlin Thompson
Newsletters Authoritarians love smart cities. Russia is no exception Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: Venezuela’s new social media app is a dark sign for surveillance; Iran’s censorship bill hits a roadblock newsletter Alexandra Tyan
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Newsletters How western companies are enabling Russian censors Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: Russia’s digital authoritarianism is expanding at warp speed; Facial recognition on metro in Brazil newsletter Caitlin Thompson
