How Autocrats Control Internet Traffic Out of Sight

Andy Fell — April 10, 2024 - 12:00pm

Authoritarian regimes exert control over the internet through transit networks that operate largely out of public view, according to a recent study by researchers in the U.S. and Germany. The work, published in PNAS Nexus, also shows how more sophisticated authoritarian regimes extend their influence by providing network access in poorer but politically similar countries.

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How Autocrats Control Internet Traffic Out of Sight