Social media helps dictators, not just protesters - The Washington Post - 3 views
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In a recent article (ungated), I document the co-option of social media by governments in Russia, China, and the Middle East, and find four different ways in which they have begun to use social media to prolong their rule.
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social media is increasingly being used to actually boost regime stability and strength, transforming it from an obstacle to government rule into another potential tool of regime resilience
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social media is becoming a safe and relatively cheap way for rulers to discover the private grievances and policy preferences of their people
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