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digital-dictatorship

The control and surveillance of internet and digital communications by authoritarian regimes, as exemplified by Russia's government.

1 chapter across 1 book

The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries (2015)Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

Book Design by Cynthia Young

This chapter primarily serves as the book's front matter, including the book design credit, Library of Congress cataloging data, and introductory epigraphs. It sets the stage for the book's exploration of Russia's digital landscape by highlighting key bibliographic information and framing the tension between information freedom and surveillance in Russia. The inclusion of epigraphs underscores the central conflict between digital dictatorship and online revolutionary movements.