Rise in mobile tech and populism

• Sergei Guriev
• 25 Jul 2022

The rise in populism, seen over the past decades, has reduced citizens’ confidence in governments. During the same time, 3G and 4G internet has become a widely accessible technology. Recorded at the CEPR’s June 2022 Paris Symposium, Sergei Guriev looks at whether mobile broadband internet is a liberation or disinformation technology.