116th freshman of United States Congress are setting new rules for social media as 25 members are part of the generation born in the 1980s and later.
Internet and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
Internet and Democracy is our section encompasses all the different ways the internet has changed or will change the election process. Many different reforms of voting have become necessary to discuss including electronic means of casting a vote, counting votes or courting votes. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents or Voting Machines.
It’s French Police vs. Yellow Vest Protesters in Crowdfunding Wars
Millions of euros have been donated to French police hurt in clashes with yellow vest protesters both sides take to online crowdfunding to rally support.
Study: Elderly Conservatives Shared More Facebook Fakery in 2016
Conservatives shared more fake information masquerading as news on Facebook than youths, moderates and super liberals during the 2016 election season.
Civic Hackers Introduce Innovative Ranked Voting Mobile App
Madison civic hackers, Keith Furman, and Lucas Dailey are creators of Pivot Libre team who want to improve how we vote with online tool.
Former Classmates Team Up To Create Voting App For Millennials
Howard University grads Wen-kuni Ceant and Jordan Wilson teamed up to create a voting app for millenials to facilitate and increase the number of votes.
German Politicians’ Data Hacked and Posted on Twitter
The private data of hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been hacked and posted on Twitter, the government said.
MIT Researchers Propose Innovative Auditing Systems for Elections
Risk-limiting audits seek to examine a relatively small number of randomly drawn ballots to offer a 95 percent assurance that the tabulation is correct.
Vietnam Says New Law Will Censor Internet But Not Close Websites
Vietnam is looking to the law as way to control public criticism of government activity, activist bloggers believe. Bloggers have been arrested.
Congo Cuts Internet Amid ‘Chaos’ Before Poll Results
Congo’s Kabila defends decision to hold national elections Sunday following a series of delays and a fire that destroyed thousands of voting machines.
ProPublica’s Analysis of 100,000 Targeted Facebook Ads
More than 16,000 people have participated in our project to collect and analyze political ads on social media platform during midterm elections this year.