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📢 NEW REPORT: Our latest report reveals that the US storefront of Amazon uses a system to restrict shipments of certain products. We found 17k+ products that were restricted from being shipped to specific world regions, with the most common type of product being books 📚.

The Citizen Lab’s Kate Robertson testified before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs Senate of Canada on Bill C-26. Robertson calls for stronger judicial oversight, protection for encryption, and transparency obligations in Bill C-26 to

Do Chinese protestors under Xi frequently blog about police abuse? Yes! Using digital discursive strategies: citizenship, solidarity, confrontational. Based on a dataset of 74,415 microblogs early Xi era Munk School Brookings China @ncuscr Political Science link.springer.com/article/10.100…

In our latest Q&A Emile Dirks from The Citizen Lab talks about the tactics used by #China to track and suppress #dissidents abroad, and how the controversy over banning #TikTok shows the need for a principled stance on repression, regardless of who is doing it onspecpodcast.com/podcast/lethal…

📢 NEW REPORT: No Escape: The Weaponization of Gender for the Purposes of Digital Transnational Repression. We investigate the rising trend of gender-based digital transnational repression by drawing on the lived experiences of 85 women human rights defenders living in exile

When authoritarian governments weaponize gender to target women human rights defenders in exile: our new report builds on 80+ interviews to unpack the methods and impacts of gender-based digital transnational repression.

NTY Sapna Maheshwari reports Tiktok is one step closer to being banned. Again, is Tikok a potential conduit for foreign influence? Yes. Is Tiktok the only platform for foreign propaganda? No. Let's get foreign interference and influence straight. See article with Emile Dirks

President-elect Trump’s notable shift in position on TikTok’s shutdown could have major implications for U.S.-China ties. Experts warn TikTok could potentially become a bargaining chip in the U.S.-China trade talks. Citizen Lab research associate Emile Dirks points towards a key

📚 One week until the release of profdeibert's new book “Chasing Shadows”, published by @simonschusterca! Get your copy Feb 4 >> chasingshadowsbook.ca

The 🇨🇦 Hogue Report missed an opportunity to tackle transnational repression Our oped (Emile Dirks 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi @sienaanstis and I) in today's The Globe and Mail 👇 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Our oped on the need for Ottawa to combat transnational repression, a problem made worse by democratic backsliding in the US & big techs role in facilitating online harassment. With 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi, @sienaanstis, & profdeibert. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

New from Diana Fu & me for APF Canada. We argue that an autocratic Trump administration means Canada has not only lost an ally in the fight against foreign interference, it has gained a new adversary. asiapacific.ca/publication/ho…

With the #US freezing funding for NGOs like Radio Free Asia, #Canada faces an imminent challenge: how to curb #Beijing’s foreign interference without the support of a network of organizations backed by the US? #Read our latest #PolicyBrief now 👇 Diana Fu Emile Dirks

NEW REPORT: Our investigation of a spearphishing campaign targeting members of World Uyghur Congress reveals a highly-customized attack. Its aim: to deliver Windows-based malware capable of conducting remote surveillance against its targets. Read it here: citizenlab.ca/2025/04/uyghur…

What exactly sets foreign interference apart from influence? On June 9, join the Citizen Lab’s Emile Dirks for an online session that will explore the evolving landscape of China’s transnational influence and repression efforts. Hosted by Canada China Forum Register here: