China, Vietnam share a propaganda playbook for digital control

For years, many Western observers believed the internet would inevitably weaken authoritarian regimes. The logic seemed straightforward: once information could flow freely, state monopolies on propaganda would collapse. The internet, in this view, would become a force of democratization. Reality turned out differently. Rather than being overwhelmed by the digital revolution, authoritarian governments such as […] The post China, Vietnam share a propaganda playbook for digital control appear...