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WeChat, China’s Weapon of Mass Propaganda?

Khun Joy benefits by allowing transactions over 300 baht through WeChat Pay at her high-end souvenir and clothing shop in Koh Samui, Thailand. Many...

Эксперт считает Россию, США и Китай лидерами в цифровой дипломатии

МОСКВА, 11 окт — РИА Новости. РФ, США, Китай, Иран, Франция и Германия являются современными лидерами в мире по цифровой дипломатии, считает профессор кафедры американских исследований СПбГУ Наталья...

Digital Diplomacy – the British way

In today’s time and age, social media has become embedded in the daily workings of not only corporate organisations but also that of the...

How Egypt switches between hard and soft power

Its obsession with using hard power has led the Egyptian state to believe that it is the only practical tool capable of helping to...

Conceptions and Misconceptions of Digital Diplomacy

In the introductory chapter to the edited volume on Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice that Marcus Holmes and I published four years ago, I...

How a Tweet Made Enemies of Saudi Arabia and Canada: Applying the Hofstede Theory...

Over the past few weeks, a single tweet by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has spiraled into a massive diplomatic clash between Canada...

Soft power against hard power

Turkey is responding to manipulation attacks by the U.S. with more efficient public relations, sophisticated diplomacy and focused lobbying efforts The more cornered U.S. President...

Digital tools: An opportunity for Africa’s informal sector

Digital technologies are not just for developed economies. They can also be useful in the informal economy, especially in Africa. All too often, the debate...

NewsGuard Wants to Fight Fake News With Humans, Not Algorithms

Say you're scrolling through Facebook, see an article that seems a little hinky, and flag it. If Facebook's algorithm has decided you're trustworthy, the...

Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to 1. The previously...