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Rating inherited from publication venue: Financial Times

A Financial Times article (paywalled) on digital repression by authoritarian states; relevant context for AI governance discussions around surveillance misuse, though content is inaccessible for full verification.

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Importance: 30/100news articlenews

Summary

This Financial Times article appears to cover the use of digital surveillance and technology by authoritarian regimes to suppress human rights and political dissent. Without access to the full content, the tags suggest it addresses how technology enables state repression and monitoring of citizens.

Key Points

  • Examines how authoritarian governments leverage digital tools to monitor and suppress citizens
  • Relates to broader concerns about AI and surveillance technology enabling human rights abuses
  • Highlights the intersection of technology deployment and governance failures in repressive contexts
  • Relevant to AI safety discussions around dual-use technology and misuse by state actors

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# Not found

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## Why wasn't this page found?

We asked some leading economists.

Stagflation [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=stagflation)The cost of pages rose drastically, while the page production rate slowed down.General economicsThere was no market for it.Liquidity trapsWe injected some extra money into the technology team but there was little or no interest so they simply kept it, thus failing to stimulate the page economy.Pareto inefficiencyThere exists another page that will make everyone better off without making anyone worse off.Supply and demand [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=%22supply%20and%20demand%22)Demand increased and a shortage occurred.Classical economicsThere is no such page. We are not going to interfere.Keynesian economicsAggregate demand for this page did not necessarily equal the productive capacity of the website.Malthusianism [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=malthusian)Unchecked, exponential page growth outstripped the pixel supply. There was a catastrophe, and now the population is at a lower, more sustainable level.Neo-Malthusianism [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=%22neo-malthusian%22)To avoid unchecked, exponential page growth outstripping the pixel supply and leading to an inevitable catastrophe, we prevented this page from being conceived.Marxism [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=marxist)The failure of this page to load is a consequence of the inherent contradictions in the capitalist mode of production.Laissez Faire CapitalismWe know this page is needed, but we can't force anyone to make it.Monetarism [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=monetarist)The government has limited the number of pages in circulation.Efficient Markets Hypothesis [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=%22efficient%20markets%22)If you had paid enough for the page, it would have appeared.Moral Hazard [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=%22moral%20hazard%22)Showing you this page would only encourage you to want more pages.Tragedy of the Commons [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=%22tragedy%20of%20the%20commons%22)Everyone wanted to view this page, but no-one was willing to maintain it.Game theory [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=%22game%20theory%22)By not viewing this page you help everyone else get better pages.Mercantilism [info](https://www.ft.com/search?q=mercantilism)The page is hosted by a foreign web server and is therefore banned to ensure the supremacy of our own software.Trickle-downHigh taxes on content publishers prevented them hiring the person who would have written this page.Speculative bubbleThe page never actually existed and was fundamental

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