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Protest and digital adaptation:

Protest and digital adaptation: Autocratic governments routinely interfere in digital communication technology for political purposes. However, citizens can use different technologies to bypass government interference. This article examines how political protest influences the use of anonymity-preserving digital services in autocracies. Citizens should be more likely to use these tools during high political tension because they fear governmental surveillance or censorship. The analysis combining data on the Tor anonymization network with protest event data demonstrates noticeable increases in Tor usage after days with many protest events but not days with single protest events. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Research & Politics SAGE

Protest and digital adaptation:

Research & Politics , Volume 9 (2): 1 – May 16, 2022

Protest and digital adaptation:

Research & Politics , Volume 9 (2): 1 – May 16, 2022

Abstract

Autocratic governments routinely interfere in digital communication technology for political purposes. However, citizens can use different technologies to bypass government interference. This article examines how political protest influences the use of anonymity-preserving digital services in autocracies. Citizens should be more likely to use these tools during high political tension because they fear governmental surveillance or censorship. The analysis combining data on the Tor anonymization network with protest event data demonstrates noticeable increases in Tor usage after days with many protest events but not days with single protest events.

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SAGE
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ISSN
2053-1680
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2053-1680
DOI
10.1177/20531680221100440
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Abstract

Autocratic governments routinely interfere in digital communication technology for political purposes. However, citizens can use different technologies to bypass government interference. This article examines how political protest influences the use of anonymity-preserving digital services in autocracies. Citizens should be more likely to use these tools during high political tension because they fear governmental surveillance or censorship. The analysis combining data on the Tor anonymization network with protest event data demonstrates noticeable increases in Tor usage after days with many protest events but not days with single protest events.

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Research & PoliticsSAGE

Published: May 16, 2022

Keywords: information technology; repression; protest

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