While the growth of the internet initially empowered activists, recent years have seen the rise of a new brand of digital authoritarianism in which repressive governments use new technology to surveil and censor opposition and flood their publics with misinformation. On March 29, USIP hosted thought leaders and grassroots activists for a discussion on how they have responded to rising digital authoritarian tactics, as well as a presentation of new research from USIP experts on how social movements are using new technologies and organizing strategies to adapt and advocate for a more just, democratic and peaceful world.
Glacier Kwong
Project Manager, Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong
Steven Feldstein
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Gbenga Sesan
Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative
Lisa Poggialli
Democracy, Data and Technology Specialist, USAID
Matthew Cebul, moderator
Research Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/activist-adaptation-emergent-technology
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