LIVE NOW - The Global Rise of Authoritarian Tech - Surveillance, Censorship & AIAuthoritarianism has a tech stack now.They have cameras, spyware. algo-censorship & predictive policing.@SteveJFeldstein covers that and much more.We talk about:- Nepal protests.- China's authoritarian stack.- Global spyware.- AI warfare.- Financial repression.- Crypto's role in resistance.Enjoy the episode!--------------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro1:54 The Toolkit of Digital Repression4:22 Nepal Protests & Freedom Tech13:32 China’s Int ...

Steve Felson is a senior fellow at Carnegy's democracy, conflict, and governance program where he focuses on the intersection of technology, human rights, and global politics. He's also the author of two books, The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance that came out in 2021. And then an incoming book, Bites and Bullets: Global Riberaly, Private Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare, coming out next year. We wanted to get Stephen on the show today to info ...