How the mobile internet changed politics

Sergei Guriev interviewed by Tim Phillips, 29 November 2019

The mobile internet, promises to give us access to information anywhere, 24 hours a day. So how has it influenced trust in governments, politics, and politicians? Sergei Guriev tells Tim Phillips about how, all over the world, 3G has reduced trust in government and aided the rise of populism. 

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Topics:  Politics and economics

Tags:  mobile technology, internet access, populism, government confidence, fake news, propaganda, censorship

Sergei Guriev

Professor of Economics, Sciences Po Paris; CEPR Research Fellow

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