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Building Trust in Democracy: The Potential of Blockchain

By Chris Doten | May 02, 2021

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Upraised hands representing democratic participation

The creation of a system with mathematically provable guarantees of the trustworthiness of data could have enormous potential for supporting democracy, improving government service delivery, fighting corruption, and demonstrating the integrity of… Read More

Weekly Roundup 2/4/21

By Elizabeth Sutterlin | Feb 04, 2021

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A phone shows Google's "No internet" error screen, indicating an internet shutdown.

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Image credit: Witness.org's "Documenting During Internet Shutdowns" report.

Promising Signs for 2021

By Madeleine Nicoloff | Jan 29, 2021

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Koi fish in a reflecting pond

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Better Fortunes in 2021

Looking Ahead with Optimism

By Derek Turner | Jan 21, 2021

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Future Pathway

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Pathway to the future

Weekly Roundup 1/20/21

By Elizabeth Sutterlin | Jan 21, 2021

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A map of cyber troop activity around the world from the Oxford Internet Institute

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Image credit: The Oxford Internet Institute's Cyber Troop Report

Trying to Think Positive About 2021

By Chris Doten | Jan 19, 2021

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NDI cybersecurity exercise in Kenya

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In the Covid Before-Times

Weekly Roundup 1/13/21

By Elizabeth Sutterlin | Jan 13, 2021

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Photo of a woman walking in front of a wall with blue numbers and digital motifs.

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Image credit: Aly Song, Reuters

Weekly Roundup 1/6/21

By Elizabeth Sutterlin | Jan 06, 2021

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A loading bar for 2021

Weekly Roundup 12/30/20

By Elizabeth Sutterlin | Dec 30, 2020

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Illustration of people protesting for open internet from the Paradigm Initiative's Ayeta Toolkit

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Image credit: Paradigm Initiative's Ayeta Digital Rights Toolkit

Weekly Roundup 12/23/20

By Elizabeth Sutterlin | Dec 23, 2020

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Image of a security camera monitoring a laptop screen from Getty Images

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Image credit: Thomas Jackson, Getty Images