Authoritarian Tech

CCTV cameras are tools of repression in post-coup Myanmar

9 Aug

China’s fake email onslaught ensnares human rights activist

2 Aug

Uzbekistan blacks out internet to quell dissent

26 Jul

Ukraine’s internet caught in the crosshairs of Russia’s war

19 Jul

Roe reversal puts spotlight on Meta’s abortion content moderation policies

12 Jul

Could fake news provoke violence in Kenya’s elections?

5 Jul

Indian authorities force sanitation workers to wear tracking devices

28 Jun

Election myths, vaccine conspiracies, and hate speech: How extremism quietly flourishes on YouTube

21 Jun

Facing a deluge of bot attacks and takedowns, Iranian feminists and political protesters say Instagram is silencing them

14 Jun

From Brazil to Texas, politicians are trying to throw out platforms’ ability to moderate content

7 Jun

Social media companies are facing pressure to start archiving war crimes evidence. How will that work?

24 May

Local governments are weakening facial recognition bans

17 May

Reversing Roe in the digital age

10 May

A Russian user looks inside TikTok’s propaganda-filled digital bubble

3 May

The global dangers of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

26 Apr