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Pandemic will accelerate the rise of digital payments

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Digitalisation of the global economy has increased the use of cashless payments worldwide

Boom in metaverse services will fuel regulatory stress

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Major tech firms are building out the ‘metaverse’, a highly immersive and interactive 3D version of the internet

News on social media will fuel polarisation

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Public reliance on social media -- the least regulated and most distrusted source of news -- is rising

Legal reform lags as gender-based cyberviolence rises

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Although international law recognises online gender-based abuse and violence, national-level reform is slow

Internet shutdowns raise risks across Global South

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Governments across the developing world are regularly shutting down online communication to restore political control

Privacy and security policies lag biometric data use

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People are submitting vast amounts of biometric data to governments and private firms, knowingly and unknowingly