Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week-
- Facebook spent more on lobbying than any other Big Tech company in 2020 (CNBC)
- Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia (BBC News)
- UK must resist the itch to meddle with the tech sector (Financial Times)
- Janet Yellen Offers Senate a More Nuanced Take on Crypto (Coindesk)
- The Internet Barons Ousted Trump. Now It’s Time to Oust Them (Haaretz Newspaper)
- US Defense Intelligence Agency admits to buying citizens’ location data (The Verge)
- Trump social media ban sparks calls for action against other populist leaders (The Guardian)
- Digital diplomacy and public awareness (Ahram Online)
- China’s Double Standard for Diplomatic Speech Online Sparks a Global Backlash (World Politics Review)
- 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