Censorship & Information Control
Sri Lanka Detains Rapper Over Video
Sri Lankan authorities arrest rapper under Prevention of Terrorism Act for posting song video, exemplifying authoritarian weaponization of…
The president, the billionaires and the news
Summary
Documents the convergence of authoritarian political pressure and corporate consolidation of media, showing how weakened press institutions face simultaneous threats from billionaire ownership and state attempts to manipulate coverage—a textbook dystopian scenario of information control.
A media industry weakened by marauding billionaires is dealing with a US president eager to bend it further.
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Censorship & Information Control
Sahel juntas are 'crushing' basic freedoms
Military rulers in Sahel nations systematically suppress press freedom and force journalists/activists into exile, exemplifying state…
Censorship & Information Control
Denial is back in vogue. As Australia leads climate talks, it’s beyond time we took the issue seriously
Article documents how algorithmic curation of information enables climate denial and political misinformation to spread, exemplifying…