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now. >> mind bending. >> they are. >> they are. see you soon. welcome, everyone, to "the beat." im ari melber. the top story is the earthquake rocking the fox news empire. a lawsuit putting pressure on fox for the first time, puper murdoch whos wielded power and enjoyed it, and hes said so for about seven decades. >> do you like the feeling of power you have? >> yes. >> murdoch deploys fox news and his tabloids with that power that he admits he enjoys, to shape and sometimes all but ru...

When a new technology comes along, it's easy to see its liberating potential. But as current protests in Iran show, those same digital tools for organizing and communicating, can also be used for surveillance and suppression.

Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilities highlights three essays that survey the dangers smart cities present to democracy, explaining the importance of…

“There is little doubt that technology is unleashing fundamental changes in society and reshaping the relationship between citizen and state.”

Louisville, KY (PRWEB) December 06, 2022 -- Digital technology is playing a growing role in advancing political repression across the globe, a trend that

Digital technology is advancing political repression across the globe, posing a threat to the world's democracies, says the scholar named winner of the 2023 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.

The U.S. is cracking down on international spyware. The new twist? The spyware companies are headquartered in allied nations. "These tools are allegedly used in a way that raises a human rights issue for the U.S. government." 

An interview with Steven Feldstein, author of The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance. The book offers a compelling record of how anti-democratic leaders harness powerful technology to advance their political objectives.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace April 29, 2021 Live Online Rapid innovation in digital technology has ushered in a new era of political repression. Regimes seek novel ways to control, manipulate, surveil, and disrupt real or perceived internal threats. Research from Thailand, the Philippines, and Ethiopia shows just how far governments will go to maintain political power. As we witness the increased deployment of digital tools by repressive leaders and their agents, what are the impl...

Candidate yet, what youre going to see is somebody trying to unite both wings of the party for sure but somebody who is true to her principles. shes an internationalist so shes going to be for sensible, good agreements like the one that the president is going for now. >> lets get down to specifics, both of you. will she come out in support on the transpacific partnership? will she support the trade deal? >> i dont know. thats a strategic decision for her and her campaign. i think shell support i...