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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 implications for democracies and civil society activists who confront them? End of document Featuring Jo...
Candidate yet, what you're going to see is somebody trying to unite both wings of the party for sure but somebody who is true to her principles. she's an internationalist so she's going to be for sensible, good agreements like the one that the president is going for now. >> let's get down to specifics, both of you. will she come out in support on the transpacific partnership? will she support the trade deal? >> i don't know. that's a strategic decision for her and her campaign. i think she'll support it ultimately because she knows it's the right thing to do. it's good for america. >> you don'...