• Pushing back against the propaganda

    Chris Zappone     |      September 2, 2023

    China and Russia have hijacked western social media to wage a propaganda war against the free world regarding Taiwan, Ukraine and other hot-button issues, aided and abetted by the usual array of useful idiots, and it’s time for democracies to fight back.

  • Don’t believe the hype

    Chris Zappone     |      March 11, 2022

    From authoritarian propaganda to virtual reality and non-fungible tokens, reality must increasingly compete with the unreal for attention and credibility.

  • In fighting online interference, the first line of defence is the mind

    Chris Zappone     |      March 18, 2019

    The internet and social media give authoritarian nations a lever to pull in democracy’s debates through intermediaries who guide opinions in their interest or undermine the legitimacy of democracy itself.