Monday’s #MustRead List

Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week-

1. Facebook spent more on lobbying than any other Big Tech company in 2020 (CNBC)
2. Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia (BBC News)
3. UK must resist the itch to meddle with the tech sector (Financial Times)
4. Janet Yellen Offers Senate a More Nuanced Take on Crypto (Coindesk)
5. The Internet Barons Ousted Trump. Now It’s Time to Oust Them (Haaretz Newspaper)
6. US Defense Intelligence Agency admits to buying citizens’ location data (The Verge)
7. Trump social media ban sparks calls for action against other populist leaders (The Guardian)
8. Digital diplomacy and public awareness (Ahram Online)
9. China’s Double Standard for Diplomatic Speech Online Sparks a Global Backlash (World Politics Review)
10. Top 10 Technology Books of 2020 (Forbes)

Please Note: Forbes Magazine has apologized for not including my book in their top technology books list. It can be found here