Internet access and censorship in Africa #ICT #CSR @WZB_Berlin, previously @HSGStGallen | views are my own | PGP 15927BCE71DCF9BF
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Excited to share our work with @nmcmurry, @alex_scacco, and Kelly Zhang in @cps_journal: Who Wants to be Legible? Digitalization and Intergroup Inequality in Kenya
We explore if #DigitalID worsens political inequality.
See here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… (1/9)
TL;DR:
Reactions to #eID are positive, but...
1️⃣ Direct exclusion—Marginalized groups may opt out.
2️⃣ Indirect exclusion—Surveillance concerns may deter opposition groups from political engagement. (9/9)
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📢 Interested in how online censorship influences offline protests?
Join us for @LaserGabi's talk at @Hertie_Security. Dive into the dynamics of digital policy and its real-world impact.
📆 Thursday, 30.11.2023 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CET)
Register 👇
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🎉Its official! 🎉
We have received funding from @HorizonEU to research authoritarian state's suppression of information as a part of their foreign policy and towards diasporas in Europe.
ARM: The long arm of authoritarian states.
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Internet disruptions are increasingly used as a strategic tool to perpetrate human rights violations in authoritarian elections. A study by WZB researcher Lisa Garbe (@LaserGabi) on Internet disruptions and electoral violence in Uganda @JPR_journal
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wzb.eu/en/news/internet-shut…
ALT An Internet cable in the sand that has been cut.
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#InternetShutdowns to silence protests are a tactic increasingly used by governments. WZB researcher @LaserGabi explains how shutdowns work technically and how they can be circumvented and detected in @ConversationUK.
@accessnow @maqartan @Info_Activism
theconversation.com/internet…
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Does increasing Internet access & use challenge authoritarian elections?
@LaserGabi examines this question by focusing on Uganda’s 2016 presidential elections. The author uses evidence from election monitoring & survey data, complemented by interviews.
Happy to see this paper out in @JPR_journal 😊
journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
Given the increasing amount of #InternetShutdowns during #African elections in recent years, I ask the question: how do internet shutdowns shape electoral conduct? (1/5)
Take-away: even if shutdowns are nation-wide they may discriminate against specific populations that try to challenge electoral malpratice (4/5)
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special thanks to @TFreyburg @carlhknutsen @uedaxecker for comments on previous drafts!
#KeepItOn
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