Cross-border collaboration shines light in dark corners

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Cross-border collaboration shines light in dark corners

Around the world, illiberal regimes seek to control the flow of information. But they themselves are often open to certain new ideas — the innovations that other regimes have successfully used to suppress or obscure information that is unflattering or undermines their authority. This mutual emboldening adds another advantage to an already unfair fight, as enterprising regimes advise one another on the latest tools to constrain civil society. But…