Information Suppression as a Threat to Democracy and Freedom of Expression: Techniques and Impact on Diaspora Communities
The RESONANT project held its first webinar on Friday, 3rd of July from 10:30-11:45 CET. Our partners from University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) presented the key takeaways from their research on information suppression on the part of foreign governments. Speakers included Rut Bermejo, an Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policies at URJC and Non-resident Senior Fellow at Elcano Royal Institute as well as the Director and researcher of the URJC’s Good Governance Observatory, Katrina Kurtelius, a PhD Candidate at URJC and a research assistant with URJC’s Good Governance Observatory as well as José Luis Postigo Sierra, a Project Manager with URJC’s Good Governance Observatory whose work is largely centred around EU projects in the fields of Civil Security for Society (CL3) and Migration and Inclusive Societies (CL2). The webinar unpacked how information suppression operates in practice, from direct censorship and online harassment to the more subtle forms of self-censorship such pressures generate. By shedding light on these mechanisms, the webinar aimed to provide a clearer understanding of how information environments can be shaped, constrained, and influenced.

