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China "appears to have calculated that it can more aggressively pursue its interests via information manipulation," a new State Department report says.

The U.S. State Department released a new report accusing Beijing of utilizing "information manipulation" through various means such as suppressing critical information that contradicts its narratives

China is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, the United States said on Thursday, warning the trend could lead to a "sharp contraction" of global freedom of expression. The U.S. State Department said in a report that Beijing has spent billions of dollars annually on information manipulation efforts, including by acquiring stakes in foreign media through "public and non-public means," sponsoring online inf...

The US State Department issued a striking warning in a report on Thursday accusing the Chinese government of expanding efforts to control information, disseminate propaganda and disinformation that promotes “digital authoritarianism” in China and around the world.

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Jessica Brandt provides the seventh chapter to Global Policy's e-book on 'Digital Repression: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses'. The e-book's chapters will be serialised on Global Policy over the course of 2023. Please find the other chapters here.

“We have no right to ask others to help us if we are not prepared to defend ourselves,” Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said.

Budgets statement on top of the 560 million of new investments last year and on top of the record £20 billion uplift announced in 2020. later today, the prime minister will announce alongside present biden and prime minister aldo maisie the next steps for aukus, including how we will deliver one £2 billion conventionally armed nuclear powered submarines to the royal australian navy —— prime minister anthony albanese e. we will provide an additional 20 billion pounds uplift to the bbc world...

EU officials have flagged India’s troll farm race on social media, cautioning that new social media users in the country are unguarded.

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