Authoritarian control over Internet infrastructure

Abstract

Many forms of authoritarian control over internet access and use require the capacity to manipulate Internet infrastructure. In this panel, we bring together contributions examining different means by which authoritarian governments seek to establish control over crucial internet infrastructure including control through ownership of telecommunications operators. The contributions in this panel further discuss the consequences of control over Internet infrastructure for political outcomes such as freedom of expression or political mobilization.

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Delegating censorship: Internet service providers’ engagement in internet shutdowns	View Paper Details
Who controls the Internet? ISP ownership structures and authoritarianism	View Paper Details
Broadband Cable and Internet Providers as Tools of Censorship in Hungary and Serbia	View Paper Details
Assemblages of dis/connection: Network infrastructures and conflict in Myanmar	View Paper Details