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Activists and citizens must ensure that governments respect their digital rights.
Examining these actions through alternative perspectives could illuminate often-overlooked aspects of these communication blocks.
Differing trends illustrate the fluidity of global AI technology competition and how future alignments will not necessarily be defined by two-country competition between the United States and China.
As governments find more effective ways to carry out internet shutdowns, citizens and democracies need more effective ways to combat them.
Global political trends in recent years have put to rest any illusions that the relationship between technological innovation and progress in democratic politics would be largely positive. Digital technology is disrupting international politics in myriad ways.
During last week’s Russian elections, the Kremlin put two major Western tech companies on notice: remove content pushed by Putin’s foes or risk being chased out of the market. Sadly, concessions by leading tech companies to authoritarian governments are nothing new. These companies must do better.
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