Divide and conquer: The government’s propaganda of fear and fake news

This is how you persuade a populace to voluntarily march in lockstep with a police state and police themselves (and each other): by ratcheting up the fear-factor, meted out one carefully calibrated ... Read More

Election Tracker Insights: Less Than a Third of Americans Say They Are Posting About Politics on Social Media

By the numbers, posting about politics online had a major impact on social media users during the run-up to the 2020 election – 61% of users said they had unfriended, unfollowed, or blocked ... Read More

How social media is limiting political content

Meta is reducing what the social media giant defines ... recommend content about politics on recommendation surfaces across Instagram and Threads". From our morning news briefing to a weekly ... Read More

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Is our fiercely tribal politics just a distortion of reality?

And nasty personal attacks have become so routine in this social media age that they are almost ... exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Read More

Chinese social media accounts are stoking political chaos ahead of the 2024 presidential election: report

Chinese social media accounts are increasingly spreading disinformation ahead of the 2024 US presidential election in November. The New York Times reported Monday that the US government and ... Read More

Opinion: I’m a political scientist and I’m putting myself on a politics diet for the 2024 election

Yet in the 2024 election cycle, I’m consciously limiting my time, attention and contributions to politics. I’ve turned off the news and social media app notifications on my phone. I plan to ... Read More

In 2024, Digital Is Everything in Politics

Questions abound: Do you invest in cable news advertising ... rise of social media, data collection, and mobile devices. However, for an industry steeped in “retail politics” that values ... Read More

Are social media moves to stifle politics a money grab?

NZ Herald Focus talks to a social media expert about the selective social media algorithm, and whether New Zealand’s younger generation of voters is getting a clear picture of the political ... Read More

How social media is limiting political content

Meta is reducing what the social media giant defines as "political ... Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said that although "politics and hard news are important", any "incremental engagement or revenue ... Read More

Is our fiercely tribal politics just a distortion of reality?

And nasty personal attacks have become so routine in this social media age that they ... life – by which I mean those who are not political or media junkies, and live relatively normal lives ... Read More

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