Digital Authoritarianism

JAKARTA - In the digital age, power no longer comes with iron boots, rifle barrels, or military barracks. It comes through servers, algorithms, and seemingly legitimate legal provisions. Today's authoritarianism does not shout, does not hit, and does not always prohibit. It taps on our cell phone screens—slowly, routinely, and continuously.

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