Banned Platforms
Suppressing Dissent
Governments ban platforms to suppress dissent by eliminating communication channels for alternative narratives and protest coordination, with 296 shutdowns documented in 2024 alone, clustered around elections and political crises.
Governments ban platforms to suppress dissent by eliminating communication channels for alternative narratives and protest coordination, with 296 shutdowns documented in 2024 alone, clustered around elections and political crises.
FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.
Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Banned {Platforms}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/banned-platforms.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Banned Platforms,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/banned-platforms.html.