Russia Is Using 'Digital Repression' to Suppress Dissent

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March 22, 2022

Dear Reader,   This month, researchers published a review of nearly 200 studies on "digital repression," which refers to different kinds of practices that use digital tools to crush dissent both online and offline. At the same time, in Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s regime is putting many of those tools to use. I spoke with a digital repression researcher about this type of control, and how it is intensifying in Russia as that nation attempts to stamp out criticism of its invasion of Ukraine.

Sophie Bushwick, Associate Editor, Technology

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