Tag: Online Platforms & Internet
37 Articles
- Business & Economics
The Ever-Increasing Surveillance State
Around the same time, a college student in Wuhan returned to his hometown in eastern China. Days later, local authorities had tracked him to his family home, placed police tape…
March 2, 2020
- Business & Economics
Big Tech, Antitrust, and Breakup
Big Tech Scrutiny Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google play outsized roles in our lives. We rely on them for shopping, research, entertainment, and information. But these…
January 14, 2020
- Science & Technology
The American Antitrust Breakup of Facebook and the Dangers of China’s WeChat
However, in all the discourse on breaking up the tech giant, not a single candidate has focused on the effect it might have overseas. In principle, Senator Warren and Mr. Yang&…
December 11, 2019
- Science & Technology
Upending the 5G Status Quo with Open Architecture
The promise of 5G, the next generation of wireless communications technologies, is alluring. New capabilities enabled by much greater bandwidth at higher speeds and lower latency…
November 21, 2019
- Dialogues
Franklin Foer on Big Technology, Journalism, and Government
GJIA: Given how social media is used as a mass distribution channel for journalism, what do you think are ways journalism can live sustainably within social media? FF: This may…
October 21, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Facebook’s Quasi-Sovereignty: Myanmar’s Need for a New Free Speech Paradigm
The authors of the open letter are correct. Facebook can seek to address these problems by working with Myanmar developers on natural language processing (NLP) algorithms to…
March 12, 2019
- Science & Technology
The Role of the State in the Private-Sector Cybersecurity Challenge
The creation of regulatory regimes to enhance cybersecurity entails the establishment of norms, rules, monitoring procedures, and enforcement practices for minimizing harm to the…
May 27, 2018
- Science & Technology
Does Science Diplomacy Need a New Purpose in the Populist Era?
The academic and political interest in science and technology arose after scientists had already been involved in international relations endeavors for decades. The notion of…
May 14, 2018
- Online Archive
Engaging a New, Entrepreneurial Middle East
Looking forward, however, becomes more interesting. The Middle East has virtually never known landlines. Mobile usage in many countries across all economic demographics often…
October 28, 2013
- Online Archive
The China Watcher’s Guide to Beijing Bureaucratese
“In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, the armed forces of China participate in social order maintenance, and guard and fight against terrorist activities. The PAPF…
June 5, 2013