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Encrypted Propaganda

The Democratic Promise and Despotic Peril of Chat Apps

208 pages | 19 halftones | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Introduction: Encrypted Messaging Apps and Political Communication

1. The Rise of Encrypted Messaging Apps

2. Why the Stories We Tell About Encrypted Messaging Apps Matter

3. Encrypted Messaging Apps as Democratic Tools

4. How Encrypted Propaganda Contributes to Democratic Backsliding

5. How Autocrats Use Encrypted Messaging Apps

6. Diaspora Communities Push Back Against Encrypted Propaganda

Conclusion: Tools for Combating Encrypted Propaganda

Acknowledgments

Methodological Appendix

Notes

Index

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