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Asia/Security & War/The Internet

Poison or Medicine? How Facebook Algorithms Facilitated a Genocide

Facebook in Myanmar over the last decade is a textbook example in how social platforms may exacerbate social division.

Security & War/The Internet

Information as a weapon of war: deciphering Myanmar military’s social media strategy

On February 25th of this year, Facebook made international headlines when it banned the Myanmar military (also known as “Tatmadaw”) from using its Facebook and Instagram

Asia/Security & War

“The King is Dead, Long Live the King”: on Thai’s Authoritarian Turn

By Melina Froidure It was only when I turned 20 that one of the great mysteries of my childhood was resolved. I accidentally discovered that I

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An Act of War or an Act of Love?

Why Borsch is a Serious Issue for Ukrainians By Mélina Froidure “A soup with political flour”, a dish that “stirred up identity conflicts’’… Content journalists drew

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