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From exporting spyware to surveilling activists—how democracies became the new digital authoritarians
- June 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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"Digital authoritarianism" refers to governments using technology for surveillance and censorship to repress dissent. China remains the master practitioner. There, sweeping surveillance and censorship at home is combined with cyber-espionage and disinformation, censorship and influence campaigns abroad.
Originally published at Phys.org