Last week, Elon Musk pulled out of his efforts to buy Twitter citing the lack of transparency surrounding bot or spam accounts and that the company broke the terms of…
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There are many legitimate concerns over big tech’s abuse of its monopolistic power, its overreach, and its attacks on freedom of speech and freedom of association. By allowing a company…
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The US faced the huge challenge of conducting elections during the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, and the whole world was watching the world’s foremost democracy. The challenge the US democratic institutions…
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Most people who read the news or have a reasonable online presence will know about the fuss over a government-branded ad campaign with the slogan “Fatima’s next job could be…
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In such a tough and unpredictable situation as a result of the pandemic, what Italy really needs is a clear turn of politics towards liberalism. However, the country lacks a…
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New technologies always amplify the power of information and, with it, the ability to confuse the public about the authenticity of the information they receive. One of the most insidious…
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Living in an area represented by the Conservatives is a privilege but not a common experience in the East of London. Where I live in Hornchurch and Upminster, we are…
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At a time when memberships of social organisations and political parties are in decline, GetUp! was an outlier. As “hip” activists they were able to engage people through social media,…