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China in the Global Information Ecosystem

Jennifer Pan (Stanford University)
MIT Building E18, Room 304

Abstract: While digital communication technologies have revolutionized the way information can flow across borders and national boundaries, information does not flow freely everywhere. Governments around the world impose restrictions on access to digital information, and nowhere is the effort to control the transnational flow of digital information more extensive and sustained than in China. This talk will discuss empirical findings on how information flows between China and the global information ecosystem. About the speaker: Jennifer Pan is the Sir Robert…

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