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From propaganda to algorithms: how digital technologies are undermining critical thinking and freedom of expression

The article analyses the latest methods of digital manipulation of consciousness and their impact on critical thinking and freedom of expression. Drawing on the lessons of history, it demonstrates the need for legal protection of human cognitive autonomy and of the foundations of democracy.

The spectre of communism? No, now it’s the spectre of the Firewall

Over a quarter of a century, the Great Firewall (GFW) has evolved from a local gatekeeper into a global export: a Chinese firm has packaged it into modules, ready for deployment in a matter of weeks.