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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Can authorities effectively shut down widely used social media platforms? This article
theorizes that banning social media platforms with existing user bases triggers the …