Techno-authoritarianism

Techno-authoritarianism, also known as IT-backed authoritarianism, digital authoritarianism or digital dictatorship, refers to the state use of information technology in order to control or manipulate both foreign and domestic populations. Tactics of digital authoritarianism may include mass surveillance including through biometrics such as facial recognition, internet firewalls and censorship, internet blackouts, disinformation campaigns, and digital social credit systems. Although some institutions assert that this term should only be used to refer to authoritarian governments, others argue that the tools of digital authoritarianism are being adopted and implemented by governments with "authoritarian tendencies", including democracies.

Most notably, China and Russia have been accused by the Brookings Institution of leveraging the Internet and information technology to repress opposition domestically while undermining democracies abroad.

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