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Saudi Arabia will use social media to deter criticism

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SAUDI ARABIA

Since 2010, social media has played a major role in connecting Saudis and creating a space for debate in the absence of political participation. However, government monitoring of…

South-east Asia adopts divergent views on social media

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The popularity and state scrutiny of social media in South-east Asia.

Islamic State sets trends in militant social media use

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MIDDLE EAST

Analysis of the use of social media by jihadists.

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Global South tightens social media grip amid protests

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INT

Civil society actors routinely use social media to spread content that fuels anti-government sentiment, to organise demonstrations and to document and amplify protest actions…

Myanmar exposes social media risks in South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Facebook and anti-Rohingya violence.

Calls to audit social media algorithms will rise

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INT

The problem of misinformation, polarisation and harmful content on social media has in recent years exposed the ineffectiveness of self-regulation by platform operators. Yet…

Autocratic rulers try diverse controls on social media

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INTERNATIONAL

Social media controls in closed political systems.

Political anxiety over social media in Africa to grow

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AFRICA

Outlook for social media in sub-Saharan Africa.

Uganda social media tax furore could resurge

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UGANDA

Uganda's social media tax.