Autocratic rulers try diverse controls on social media

Social media by themselves promote neither democracy nor dictatorship; their impact depends on how they are controlled

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Prospects for the Belt and Road Initiative in 2019-23

China's ambitious project has sprouted multiple new limbs and runs the risk of overreach

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Hanoi’s cybersecurity legislation could set back economic growth as well as hindering freedom of expression

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In the wake of the Khashoggi affair, Riyadh has stepped up its campaign to drown out or silence dissenting voices online

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Facebook has accepted its platform was used to incite violence that forced 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee Myanmar.

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Policy is trending away from an open internet in many parts of the world

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The failure to regulate surveillance is becoming a growing problem

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The Trump administration supports the data-driven business model which has contributed to the dynamism of ‘big tech’

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Rumours and extreme political views are not new, but social media magnify their volume, circulation and impact

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Policy is increasingly considering how existing employment models can be adapted to include and protect platform workers

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