Resilience to online censorship
ME Roberts - Annual Review of Political Science, 2020 - annualreviews.org
To what extent are Internet users resilient to online censorship? When does censorship
influence consumption of information and when does it create backlash? Drawing on a …
influence consumption of information and when does it create backlash? Drawing on a …
Participatory censorship: How online fandom community facilitates authoritarian rule
Z Luo, M Li - New Media & Society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Following a burgeoning literature on private actors under digital authoritarianism, this study
aims to understand the role played by social media users in sustaining authoritarian rule. It …
aims to understand the role played by social media users in sustaining authoritarian rule. It …
COVID-19 increased censorship circumvention and access to sensitive topics in China
Crisis motivates people to track news closely, and this increased engagement can expose
individuals to politically sensitive information unrelated to the initial crisis. We use the case …
individuals to politically sensitive information unrelated to the initial crisis. We use the case …
Does social media cause polarization? Evidence from access to Twitter echo chambers during the 2019 Argentine presidential debate
We study how two groups, those inside vs those outside echo chambers, react to a political
event when we vary social media status (Twitter). Our treatments mimic two strategies often …
event when we vary social media status (Twitter). Our treatments mimic two strategies often …
Collective identity in collective action: evidence from the 2020 summer BLM protests
C Kann, S Hashash, Z Steinert-Threlkeld… - Frontiers in Political …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Does collective identity drive protest participation? A long line of research argues that
collective identity can explain why protesters do not free ride and how specific movement …
collective identity can explain why protesters do not free ride and how specific movement …
The Authoritarian Data Problem
E Yang, ME Roberts - Journal of Democracy, 2023 - muse.jhu.edu
As the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates, access to more and higher
quality data is becoming increasingly crucial for AI systems. Yet the search for more data for …
quality data is becoming increasingly crucial for AI systems. Yet the search for more data for …
Online repression and tactical evasion: evidence from the 2020 Day of Anger protests in Egypt
PM Lutscher, N Ketchley - Democratization, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Following the 2011 Arab Spring, autocrats have sought to limit citizens' ability to
publicize offline protests over social media. In this article, we explore how users adjust to …
publicize offline protests over social media. In this article, we explore how users adjust to …
[PDF][PDF] The Taxation of the Digitalised Economy
M Ndajiwo - 2020 - core.ac.uk
The advent of digitalised business models has considerable potential to improve trade in
Africa, however, it has greatly exacerbated the two central challenges of international tax …
Africa, however, it has greatly exacerbated the two central challenges of international tax …
Urbanization and political change in Africa
Urbanization is transforming the human and political geography of Africa. While a growing
body of research explores the urban dimensions of clientelism, contentious action, and …
body of research explores the urban dimensions of clientelism, contentious action, and …
# DictatorErdogan: How social media bans trigger backlash
AC Miller - Political Communication, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Can authorities effectively shut down widely used social media platforms? This article
theorizes that banning social media platforms with existing user bases triggers the …
theorizes that banning social media platforms with existing user bases triggers the …