In the depths of the COVID-19 crisis, India had three major developments that will be seen as a turning point for the country and, subsequently, in world affairs. As Manjeet Kripalani writes, India is shedding its bashful, accommodative stance.
"Misinformation, disinformation, online hate, state propaganda and partisan news are not simply unfortunate byproducts of an open internet. They are structural flaws in our information ecosystem."
The countries of Sub-Saharan Africa were generally ill-prepared to contain COVID-19 or to deal with its economic fallout. Benno Ndulu argues that in an absence of greater means, African countries must rely on responsible personal behaviour to safeguard their economies.
Despite fears of mass-targeted influence operations from foreign adversaries, it remains unclear whether they have much impact at all. In this article, Gabrielle Lim discusses how governments can use the fear of foreign speech to control and surveil.
A handful of technology giants have dominated the digital environment for years. But today, platform users are living in a radically different environment. Jesse Hirsh explains how COVID-19 and our heightened reliance on platforms played into the US antitrust hearings.
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