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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Digital Inclusion
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Media Markets
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ICT Development Assistance
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ICT Industries & Markets
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Communication Rights
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Freedom of Expression
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Internet
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Internet and Society / Social Change
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Digital Rights
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Censorship
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Internet Shutdowns
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Government Communication Strategies
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Social Media
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Samizdat
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Child Abuse: Digital Media
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
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Media / Communication Control
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Community Informatics
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Cybercrimes
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Darknet
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Google
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WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
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Digital Political Communication
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Facebook
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Wikipedia
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Artificial Intelligence
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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ICT Indicators
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ICT Policies
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Uyghurs, Uighurs
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Human Rights
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Hindu Nationalism
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Islamism
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Open Source Software
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Assessing Internet Development in Germany: Using UNESCO's Internet Universality ROAM-X Indicators
Paris; Hamburg: UNESCO;Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Hans-Bredow-Institut (2023), 258 pp.
Digital Authoritarianism and its Religious Legitimization: The cases of Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and India
Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xv, 174 pp.
"This book explores how digital authoritarianism operates in India, Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, and Malaysia, and how religion can be used to legitimize digital authoritarianism within democracies. In doing so, it explains how digital authoritarianism operates at various technological levels includ
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Tanzania
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2023), 123 pp.
"The Tanzania DECA report presents the findings and recommendations of the Tanzania DECA. It outlines the key aspects of Tanzania’s digital ecosystem and provides 13 recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guided by USAID/Tanzania priorities: i) foundational
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Honduras
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2023), 116 pp.
"The Honduras Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the Honduras DECA. It outlines the key aspects of Honduras' digital ecosystem and provides 9 recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guided by USAID/Ho
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Freedom on the Net 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence
Washington, DC: Freedomhouse (2023), 45 pp.
"1. Global internet freedom declined for the 13th consecutive year. Digital repression intensified in Iran, home to this year’s worst decline, as authorities shut down internet service, blocked WhatsApp and Instagram, and increased surveillance in a bid to quell antigovernment protests. Myanmar ca
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State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2023. A Decade of Internet Freedom in Africa: Recounting the Past, Shaping the Future
CIPESA (2023), 71 pp.
"This special edition honours the efforts of various state and non-state actors in the promotion of internet freedom in Africa. The report takes a deep dive into the dynamic landscape of internet freedom on the African continent and offers contextual information and evidence to inform ICT policymaki
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Mali
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2023), 99 pp.
"The Mali Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the Mali DECA. It outlines the key aspects of Mali’s digital ecosystem and provides 11 recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guided by 3 USAID/Mali pri
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Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
New York: Basic Books (2022), 514 pp.
"In 'Free Speech', Jacob Mchangama traces the long, contested history of a powerful idea, beginning with its origins in the intellectual ferment of classical Athens, where it enabled the development of the world's first democracy. Through captivating stories of defenders of free speech throughout hi
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Human Rights Online in India: Joint Stakeholder Report. Universal Periodic Review, 41st Session - India
Access Now;Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) (2022), 19 pp.
"This joint stakeholder report focuses on key issues relating to human rights online in India, including internet shutdowns, digital exclusion, freedom of speech and expression online, online harassment and hate speech, privacy, surveillance and data protection. The report draws on extensive and ong
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Towards a Safer and More Free Internet: Expert Opinion on the Draft Digital Services Act
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2022), 29 pp.
"With the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) package, the European Union will adopt what is probably the most significant international standard-setting project besides the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It is expected that the DSA will have far-reaching impact
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Nepal
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 92 pp.
"Nepal’s digital ecosystem does not yet meet the needs of all Nepalis and runs the risk of falling further behind. Over the past decade, mobile phones, and mobile internet have become increasingly widespread in Nepal; however, the government’s capacity to implement digital policies and solutions
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Zambia
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 83 pp.
"The Zambia Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment report outlines the key aspects of the country's digital ecosystem and provides recommendations for the international development community to create a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment to achieve development outcomes." (https://www.usaid
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Peru
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 82 pp.
"Key findings include: 1. Peru’s digital ecosystem is one of many contrasts. There have been sustained advances over the last 30 years in connectivity, digital literacy, digital rights, digital government, and the digital economy; 2. Challenges in digital policy implementation and coordination cap
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Moldova
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 104 pp.
"Key findings include: Moldova is home to a competitive telecommunications market, affordable internet, and well developed internet infrastructure, much of which has been achieved over the last 10 years; cybersecurity implementation and capacity have not kept pace with policy development. The govern
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Libya
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 85 pp.
"Key findings include: Connectivity infrastructure is fairly well developed in coastal urban areas but lags behind in Libya’s sparsely populated southern region; COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital tools and services across sectors; however, Libyans are reluctant to adopt new tools du
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Eastern and Southern Caribbean
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 118 pp.
"The Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) Regional Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the DECA, covering 11 ESC countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenad
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Uzbekistan
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 116 pp.
"Key findings: Overcoming the digital divides between men and women and urban and rural populations requires long-term planning and resource commitments that include broad stakeholder engagement and coordination [...] The public’s appetite for online content is growing, but accessible, diverse, hi
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Internet Freedoms in Thailand
Bangkog: Asia Centre (2022), iv, 29 pp.
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Digital Repression on the “New Silk Road”
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2022), 24 pp.
"In January 2022, Kazakhstan’s government shut down internet access for several days while enacting a violent crackdown on initially peaceful protests triggered by hikes in fuel prices. This policy brief examines Kazakhstan’s internet and media landscape, the (re)actions of civil society and the
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Religious Populism, Cyberspace and Digital Authoritarianism in Asia
Brussels: European Center for Populsim Studies (ECPS) (2022), 43 pp.
