
Episode 6: Digital Authoritarianism
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In this episode, Aryan delves into the unsettling rise of digital authoritarianism across the world. From surveillance technologies to data-driven censorship, he explores how governments are using modern tools to monitor, manipulate, and control their citizens. With real-world examples from China’s “Great Firewall” to Russia’s internet blackouts, Aryan unpacks the threats posed by this new wave of digital repression and its implications for democracy and personal freedoms globally.
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