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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

Governments step up social media capabilities

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The use of social media to influence public opinion is increasing in autocracies and democracies alike

Global public is polarised but not ‘post-truth’

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Anxiety that people across the world now care less about truth and facts is overblown

Internet shutdowns fuel digital authoritarianism

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Internet shutdowns are returning to pre-pandemic levels across all major developing regions

COVID connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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INTERNATIONAL

COVID-19 lockdowns incentivised 783 million new users to come online during 2020-21

Rumours and crackdowns may dent MENA virus resilience

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MIDDLE EAST

Fake news and scams are proliferating across the region as fast as COVID-19

Internet costs impede digital inclusion

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INTERNATIONAL

Internet costs have fallen across the 55 low and middle-income countries that are home to 6.4 billion people

Online disinformation campaigns will proliferate

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As polls approach in regions such as Europe, Canada and Australia, disinformation has become a major worry.

AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint

Internet shutdowns in Africa may become entrenched

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AFRICA

Authoritarian governments are increasingly blocking or restricting internet access to suppress domestic dissent