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Research Articles

Coordinating and doxing data: Hong Kong protesters’ and government supporters’ data strategies in the age of datafication

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Pages 355-372 | Received 19 Jan 2021, Accepted 01 Dec 2022, Published online: 17 Feb 2023

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