Mercedes Page

Geopolitics, cyber, tech & democracy | former @dfat, @schmidtfutures | founder @YoungAustIntAff | Personal views

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'China is using increasingly sophisticated grey-zone tactics against subsea cables in the waters around Taiwan, using a shadow-fleet playbook that could be expanded across the Indo-Pacific,' writes @_MercedesPage. https://t.co/Am7ytL4slD

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China’s shadow fleet threatens Indo-Pacific communications | @_MercedesPage | https://t.co/4VvUm0ldSy

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'With digital technologies playing an ever-growing role in the modern world, the WSIS+20 review is an opportunity to shape the future of the internet and ensure it remains open, inclusive and development-oriented,' writes @_MercedesPage.

https://t.co/EQNHfjJ4Cb

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The 2025 geopolitical calendar | @_MercedesPage | https://t.co/iAg8lAvKqT

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Editors’ picks for 2024: China may be putting the Great Firewall into orbit | @_MercedesPage | https://t.co/orarPgxiHU

[Patricia Karvelas @PatsKarvelas]

Just think about how lucky we are to have the Australian Electoral Commission @AusElectoralCom
Uncontested elections
The best system in the world

[Mercedes Page @_MercedesPage]

🔗 The full report - https://t.co/BTfHbUYF2c

[Mercedes Page @_MercedesPage]

🌍The UN High-level Advisory Body on AI has (finally) delivered its report with recommendations for the global governance of artificial intelligence.

A quick rundown of its key recommendations ⬇️
https://t.co/BTfHbUYF2c

[Mercedes Page @_MercedesPage]

🏢 Finally, the report proposes creating an AI office within the UN Secretariat, close to the UN Secretary-
General, to coordinate efforts and ensure a unified response to AI challenges

[Mercedes Page @_MercedesPage]

This is abhorrent.

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

A Chinese-Australian research paper testing the DNA of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang has been retracted over concerns about informed consent... and police involvement.

It's not the only study Australian researchers are doing in Xinjiang on minorities 🧵

https://t.co/2X65uats89

[RealClearDefense @RCDefense]

China May Be Putting the Great Firewall Into Orbit via @ASPI_org by @_MercedesPage #China #Space #G60 #MegaConstellation #Satellite #LEO #Starlink #GalaxySpace https://t.co/YDzuqgbSYQ

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“If China’s satellite internet services are adopted, the world may witness the rise of a new digital Iron Curtain extending from space, dividing the free flow of information and imposing state control on a global scale”, argues @_MercedesPage. https://t.co/j59MBciOSo

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China may be putting the Great Firewall into orbit | @_MercedesPage | https://t.co/XfBaqwlPXt