Full citation & link:
Ortiz-Freuler, J. (2026). Neutralising the propaganda machine: proposals for cyber-propaganda de-escalation. Journal of Cyber Policy, 1–19
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3VSGI...
[Open access version available by request]
Previous versions of "Neutralising the propaganda machine" were presented at the @thehagueprogram.bsky.social , @ipsa.org , and NYU's Future of Rights and Governance (FORGE). I am immensely grateful to the organizers and participants for their feedback!
Broader research agenda:
I study how intermediation allows tech companies to increase their centrality within information networks, and how states then strive to exploit/neutralize these central positions to advance their own priorities.
See: juanof.me/publications
Earlier versions of this article were presented at the TPRC (2024 - poster); @icahdq.bsky.social (2025); PlatGov (2025); GIG-ARTS EU (2025); and Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) (2026). I am grateful to organizers, reviewers, and participants for their feedback and suggestions
Slides used to present the article "Neutralising the propaganda machine: proposals for cyber-propaganda de-escalation." at conferences (editable format upon request!)
--> drive.proton.me/urls/APQ4ZZH...
Bottom right quadrant of my Table 1 surprisingly in line with the latest Vatican encyclical ("magnifica humanitas"):
->"110. [...] To disarm...means freeing technology from monopolistic control and opening it to discussion and debate..."
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
📰 🏗️ 🌎 Happy to share my ✨latest article✨: "Informational Sovereignty: The Commercial and Geopolitical Risk of Newsroom Dependency on Third-Party Infrastructure in Latin America", which was published by the International Journal of Communication (IJOC). ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
I propose a re-framing of cyber-propaganda as a shared global challenge & develop a taxonomy that distinguishes between infrastructural and operational components of that can help us tackle it!
This looks a great read...
Ortiz-Freuler, J. (2026). Neutralising the propaganda machine: proposals for cyber-propaganda de-escalation. Journal of Cyber Policy, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/2373...
🌟New article🌟: "Neutralising the propaganda machine: proposals for cyber-propaganda de-escalation" was published in @tandfresearch.bsky.social the Journal of Cyber Policy! 🧵
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As the internet becomes central to social interactions, the risks associated with cyber-propaganda continue to grow. In the context of this article, I discuss cyber – propaganda as state – directed...
As the internet becomes central to social interactions, the risks associated with cyber-propaganda continue to grow. In the context of this article, I discuss cyber – propaganda as state – directed...
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ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [ Multimedia ] ___________________________
I propose a re-framing of cyber-propaganda as a shared global challenge & develop a taxonomy that distinguishes between infrastructural and operational components of that can help us tackle it!
