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Censorship

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before Congress about social media regulation.

Dear President Biden: You should save, not revoke, Section 230

By Eric Goldman | Disruptive Technologies

Great Wall of China, partial silhouette

US-China rivalry: When great power competition endangers global science

By Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin | Analysis, Biosecurity, Special Topics

A brief field guide to the internet’s tools for repression

By Callum Tennent | Disruptive Technologies

A screenshot taken from The Good Fight on CBS All Access. Credit: CBS All Access.

An episode of The Good Fight illustrates the clout of China’s censors

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Tiananmen Square.

Censorship 101: China’s young censors first have to learn about forbidden topics 

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading