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Policing cyberspace understanding online repression in Thailand and the Philippines
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Abstract Social networking sites have become increasingly relevant in the study of
democracy and culture in recent years. This study explores the interconnectedness
of social networks, the imposition of state control, and management of social
behavior by comparing various literature on the operation of... view more
Social networking sites have become increasingly relevant in the study of
democracy and culture in recent years. This study explores the interconnectedness
of social networks, the imposition of state control, and management of social
behavior by comparing various literature on the operation of repression in Thai and
Philippine cyberspaces. It examines the overt and covert policing of daily
interactions in digital environments and unpacks governmental technologies’
disciplinary mechanisms following Michel Foucault’s notion of government and
biopolitical power. Subjugation in the context of social networks merits analysis for
it sheds light on the practice of active and passive self-censorship - the former
driven by the pursuit of a moral self-image and the latter by state-sponsored fear.
In tracing various points of convergence and divergence in the practice of cyber
control in Thailand and the Philippines, the study found newer domains of
regulation of social behavior applicable to today’s democracies.... view less
Keywords
algorithm; social network; new technology; police; censorship; surveillance
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
cyberspace; algorithm; online repression; sel-censorship
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 129-145
Journal
Journal of ASEAN Studies, 8 (2020) 2
ISSN
2338-1353
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed