I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.

In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

We’re at a point in history that whether the Internet is going to evolve in a way that’s compatible with democracy and human rights is really kind of up in the air.

The Internet is an empowering force for people who are protesting against the abuse of power.

Increasingly, people have very little tolerance for anything that smacks of propaganda.

The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order.