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The Key Player in Russia’s Cybersphere: What the West Needs to Know about VK Company
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract This paper analyzes the rise of VK Company and the creation of its super app to increase state surveillance and the dissemination of propaganda in Russia. The app is on its way to combining social networking and services related to healthcare, education, and e-government under one roof. Western poli... view more
This paper analyzes the rise of VK Company and the creation of its super app to increase state surveillance and the dissemination of propaganda in Russia. The app is on its way to combining social networking and services related to healthcare, education, and e-government under one roof. Western policymakers need to be aware of why and how the Russian state is pushing its citizens to use such domestic services. Only then can they counter the use of data generated by such services in facilitating the state supervision and control of society.... view less
Keywords
Russia; digital media; monitoring; propaganda; social network
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Interactive, electronic Media
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
20 p.
Series
DGAP Analysis, 4
ISSN
1611-7034
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0