The Authoritarian Stack
In this OSINT project, Francesca Bria and José Bautista map the network of private platforms supporting authoritarianism in the U.S. and Europe.
Unlike old authoritarianism built on fear and force, this new system rules through code, capital, and infrastructure — making resistance feel architecturally impossible. …
Each layer reinforces the others. Ideology justifies investment. Investment captures state power. State power secures contracts. Contracts build infrastructure. Infrastructure becomes indispensable. Indispensability generates returns. Returns fund more ideology.
An article by Bria in Le Monde diplomatique (paywalled) provides additional context.