Politics, Democracy and Social Media

The Atlantic, 2017: And why it was so hard to see it coming "The potential for Facebook to have an impact on an election was clear for at least ... (2017)

With millions getting their information about the war from the platform, the administration wants to get its message to top content creators. (2022)

Billionaire warns of ‘far-reaching adverse consequences’ for democracy and says social media companies’ ‘days are numbered’ (2018)

How do bots and trolls work to infiltrate social media platforms and influence U.S. elections? We take a closer look at these insidious online pest... (2018)

The Economist, 2017: “Twitter, Facebook and Google were supposed to improve politics. Instead, from Russian meddling in America's election to polit... (2017)

Reuters, 2017: "Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year... (2017)

Christopher Wylie goes on the record to discuss his role in hijacking the profiles of millions of Facebook users in order to target the US electorate (2018)

Kathleen M. Carley and her team at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Informed Democracy & Social Cybersecurity have been tracking bots an... (2020)

AS THE INTERNET has evolved over its 35-year lifespan, control over its most important services has gradually shifted from open source protocols ma... (2021)

I joined the paper with gratitude and optimism three years ago. I was hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in ... (2020)