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Global jihadi rivalries may weaken media message

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INTERNATIONAL

Al-Qaida (AQ) and ISG use propaganda to shape public opinion, increase fear and project strength, and to affect perceptions about their strategic goals. Their media output has…

Eastern EU fight against disinformation will be uneven

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EU

The Pirates and their coalition partners have fallen to third place, having previously made a shock breakthrough to surpassg Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s ANO party. Pirates…

Restrictions on free speech are rising globally

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INTERNATIONAL

The arrest is part of a global crackdown on freedom of expression since the Arab uprisings, which has led to unprecedented numbers of journalists, bloggers and cyber activists…

Islamic State sets trends in militant social media use

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MIDDLE EAST

Analysis of the use of social media by jihadists.

Palestinian media freedom is heavily constrained

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PALESTINIANS

Actions by Palestinian and Israeli authorities have suppressed media freedom and freedom of expression in the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) in the last 15 months. This has restricted…

Russian state will both curb and direct social media

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RUSSIA

Roskomnadzor plays an intrusive role in monitoring social media platforms and deciding what is acceptable. The largest platform is Russia's own Vkontakte, which is now controlled…

Conspiracy theories cost societies dear

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INTERNATIONAL

The aim of the pilot programme will be to accelerate the identification of misinformation. Deliberate disinformation campaigns have already affected elections and politics, but…

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2020.

Global spyware industry will expand despite scrutiny

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INTERNATIONAL

Public and political scrutiny of the surveillance-for-hire industry has intensified ever since the Pegasus scandal broke last year. This has been aided by efforts by several large…

COVID-19 and repression will fuel new African protests

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AFRICA

This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…