Communication power and digital geopolitics

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I'm not interested At the crossroads of social movements and political change in the 21st century lie communication power and Big Tech. And in recent weeks, this power has been undergoing a shakeup. On May 28, Twitter flagged US President Donald Trump’s tweet on the George Floyd protests for sensitivity, claiming his message incited violence. Responding almost immediately, Trump threatened to revoke Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 and signed an executive order urging federal agencies to re-evaluate their interpretation of that law. In the weeks since, the US government has revved up its scrutiny of Big Tech in preparation for the battle of elites and monied...

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