Democratization,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
30(2), С. 325 - 345
Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2022
Following
the
2011
Arab
Spring,
autocrats
have
sought
to
limit
citizens'
ability
publicize
offline
protests
over
social
media.
In
this
article,
we
explore
how
users
adjust
these
restrictions.
To
do
so,
analyse
33
million
tweets
sent
from
Egypt
during
"Day
of
Anger"
in
September
2020.
We
find
evidence
online
tactical
evasion
a
highly
repressive
context.
Compared
neutral
users,
regime
opponents
are
more
likely
issue
calls
for
using
new
or
dedicated
accounts
that
contain
no
personal
information.
Users
also
delete
calling
mobilization
ex-post
bid
conceal
their
activism.
weaker
suggesting
try
evade
laws
targeting
critical
with
5000
followers.
The
findings
illustrate
activists
autocracies
use
media
mobilize
street-level
contention
while
attempting
mitigate
risk
state
repression.
Big Data & Society,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11(2)
Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2024
This
article
examines
the
public
response
to
mandatory
location
disclosure
(MLD),
a
new
surveillance
technology
implemented
on
China's
Sina
Weibo.
Initially
introduced
geo-tag
posts
related
Ukraine
War,
MLD
eventually
expanded
encompass
all
and
comments
platform.
Drawing
large-scale
dataset
comprising
over
0.6
million
24
comments,
this
study
uncovers
political
asymmetry
observed
during
initial
implementation
of
MLD.
Users
with
different
orientations
were
subjected
levels
geo-tagging.
Pro-Ukraine
users
most
frequently
geo-tagged,
followed
by
Pro-Russia
liberal-leaning
users,
while
conservative-leaning
are
least
likely
be
tagged.
selective
approach,
however,
backfired
among
pushing
them
publish
more
war-related
content,
its
impact
liberal-
appeared
minimal.
When
was
replaced
universal
surveillance,
backfire
effects
ceased
exist
people's
interest
in
topics
declined.
Furthermore,
privacy
cynicism
prevails
commenters
across
opinion
groups.
Neither
introduction
nor
expansion
deterred
audiences
from
engaging
geo-tagged
posts.
These
findings
suggest
that
prolonged
makes
people
less
sensitive
threats
experienced
neutralizing
surveillance's
influence
themselves.
Privacy
cynicism,
though
widely
considered
toxic
democracy,
can
function
as
source
resilience
shields
fear
coercion
undercuts
marginal
utility
state
an
authoritarian
context.
SSRN Electronic Journal,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2021
Previous
research
claims
that
public
awareness
of
censorship
will
lead
to
backlash
against
the
regime.
However,
surveys
consistently
find
Chinese
citizens
are
apathetic
toward
or
even
supportive
government
censorship.
To
explain
this
puzzle,
I
argue
subject
a
process
normalization.
Specifically,
individuals
become
desensitized
when
range
censored
content
expands
beyond
politically
threatening
topics
like
criticism
and
collective
action
other
seemingly
harmless
non-political
issues.
Using
dataset
15,872
articles
on
WeChat
two
original
survey
experiments
in
China,
show
(1)
majority
unrelated
topics,
(2)
respondents
exposed
display
less
regime
its
apparatus.
My
findings
highlight
how
normalization
repressive
policies
contributes
authoritarian
control.
Post-Soviet Affairs,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
38(3), С. 155 - 174
Опубликована: Май 2, 2022
Existing
literature
recognizes
growing
threats
to
press
freedom
around
the
world
and
documents
changes
in
tools
used
stifle
independent
press.
However,
few
studies
investigate
how
media
respond
state
pressure
an
autocracy,
documenting
impact
of
tactics
that
stop
short
shuttering
alternatives
media.
Do
outlets
re-orient
coverage
favor
regime
interests?
Or
does
repression
encourage
more
negative
instead?
To
shed
light
on
these
questions,
we
abrupt
removal
outlet
TV
Rain
from
Russian
television
providers
influenced
its
coverage.
We
find
shortly
after
dropped
Rain,
tone
political
became
positive
similarity
with
state-controlled
Channel
1
increased.
effects
were
short-lived.
Additional
evidence
suggests
subscription
revenue
contributed
station's
resilience.
These
findings
add
our
understanding
manipulation
authoritarian
endurance.
Democratization,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
30(2), С. 325 - 345
Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2022
Following
the
2011
Arab
Spring,
autocrats
have
sought
to
limit
citizens'
ability
publicize
offline
protests
over
social
media.
In
this
article,
we
explore
how
users
adjust
these
restrictions.
To
do
so,
analyse
33
million
tweets
sent
from
Egypt
during
"Day
of
Anger"
in
September
2020.
We
find
evidence
online
tactical
evasion
a
highly
repressive
context.
Compared
neutral
users,
regime
opponents
are
more
likely
issue
calls
for
using
new
or
dedicated
accounts
that
contain
no
personal
information.
Users
also
delete
calling
mobilization
ex-post
bid
conceal
their
activism.
weaker
suggesting
try
evade
laws
targeting
critical
with
5000
followers.
The
findings
illustrate
activists
autocracies
use
media
mobilize
street-level
contention
while
attempting
mitigate
risk
state
repression.
