Thread by @AndrewSErickson

#Global #PartyPanopticon:

#PRC "gov't, which has built an extensive digital infrastructure & security apparatus to ctrl dissent on its own platforms, is going to even greater lengths to extend its internet dragnet to unmask & silence those who criticize"

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...the #PRC "on @Twitter, @Facebook & other international #SocialMedia.

These new investigations, targeting sites blocked inside #China, are relying on sophisticated technological methods to expand the reach of #Chinese authorities & the list of targets"

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"To hunt people, [#PRC] security forces use advanced investigation #software, #PublicRecords & #databases to find all their #PersonalInformation & international #SocialMedia presence.

The operations sometimes target those living beyond #China’s borders."

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"Police officers are pursuing dissidents & minor critics..as well as Chinese people living overseas & even citizens of other nations.

The digital manhunt represents the punitive side of the gov't’s vast campaign to counter negative portrayals of #China."

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"In recent years, the #CommunistParty has raised bot armies, deployed diplomats & marshaled influencers to push its narratives & drown out criticism.

The police have taken it a step further, hounding & silencing those who dare to talk back."

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#Panopticon

"With growing frequency, [#PRC] authorities are #harassing critics both inside & outside #China, as well as #threatening relatives, in an effort to get them to delete content deemed criminal."

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#Xi
#CCP
#GlobalReach
#PartyPanopticon
#Cyber
#harassment

"For [#PRC] security forces, the effort is a daring expansion of a remit that previously focused on [PRC] platforms &the best-known overseas dissidents.

Now, violations as simple as a post of a critical article on Twitter..can bring swift repercussions."

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"The contractor said he used the rankings to classify infractions on dossiers he submitted to his bosses in #China’s #security apparatus.

In a sample document... he listed key details about each person he looked into, including personal & career info..."

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"& professional & family connections to #China, as well as a statistical analysis of the reach of the person’s account.

[The contractor's] approach was corroborated by procurement documents & guides for online #security workers."

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#PRC
#Party
#Panopticon

"Over the past year, he said, he had been assigned to investigate a mix of #Chinese undergraduates studying in the US, a Chinese #American policy analyst who is a US citizen & #journalists who previously worked in #China."

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Read that again—a #US #Citizen!

#PRC #Panopticon & #Digital #Manhunt unjustly targets many across #China & around the world.

Disproportionately threatens people of #Chinese ethnicity.

Disturbing in ALL cases—& w/ particular national, legal & political overreach WRT US Citizens.

Hands off ALL Americans, #CCP!

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