What comes after networked authoritarianism?
October’s spotlight on Big Tech and Authoritarianism explored a range of relationships between tech companies and political actors across the global majority.
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Unmarried Chinese women are rewriting the marriage script
Some unmarried Chinese women are actively challenging the social stigma associated with being “leftover women” by questioning family pressure, sharing ways to escape it, or reframing the discussion altogether.
The scandals and suspects surrounding Flávio Bolsonaro, according to the Brazilian press
The former president's eldest son, Flávio, had been linked to embezzlement charges in his own cabinet. During the campaign, however, his resume was exposed even further
Tracing the recruitment trap behind Russia’s war
Bangladeshi men paid agents for Russian jobs and ended up on the front lines. Families wait for bodies and answers, and they want the recruiters behind it in a courtroom.
Egypt’s crackdown on independent media reaches Mada Masr as editor faces trial
Egypt has convicted Mada Masr’s editor-in-chief Lina Attalah and ordered the outlet closed, weeks after arresting the whole Matsada2sh newsroom.
Unpacking Hong Kong’s rule of law score according to the World Justice Project’s ranking
Institutional injustice, such as political nepotism, legal discrimination, and cronyism, is a far worse abusive use of power that creates systematic injustice.
In Kosovo, a new app makes reporting problems to the government fast and easy
Based on the type and location of the problem, the platform is designed to route the report to the appropriate department and allow the citizen to follow what happens afterwards.
The Brazilian left’s quest to ‘tame’ Meta: A narrative of denouncement and resistance
In our October edition of Undertones, we examine a movement calling for accountability and coordinated online action to challenge Meta’s problematic content moderation policies and governance practices in Brazil.
In Kazakhstan, rural women are forming collectives to improve their livelihoods
The planned cooperative would support joint advocacy, shared learning, and exploration of funding opportunities for smart-well or shared irrigation infrastructure.
When chatbots become ‘answer engines’: AI, geopolitics and truth
As AI chatbots become everyday sources of information, research from Kosovo raises questions about how these systems present and sometimes distort geopolitical narratives.