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The autocrat behind the keyboard

The autocrat behind the keyboard

What's Wrong with Democracy? • S1, Episode 3

The autocrat behind the keyboard

Another front on the war against democracy is information warfare. Ben Ansell digs into how modern day autocrats are using this. For almost a decade China has been running a media influencing campaign in Africa. Now Russia has taken it mainstream, and digital. But how effective are these disinformation campaigns? What’s the endgame? And how can we build up our defence arsenal?

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