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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.
Vote Transparency and the Twitter Bots Disclosing Info on Donors
The apparent goal is sunshine — a more sinister objective may be intimidation by Twitter bots
A Look at Microsoft’s Censoring Chatbot For China
Chinese-speaking chatbot refuses to talk about issues deemed sensitive by Chinese government
Election Betting Markets Also Failed to Predict Result
A few fortunate political punters cashed in last week after Donald Trump defied the odds to win the White House
Rethinking Democracy For the Modern Era
Our current political structures served us well for two centuries, but are now out of date
The Numbers Behind Major Candidate Twitter Followers
Twitter and Facebook should come up with programs that allow users to easily find out which other users are fake and which ones are real. This is the only way to display an accurate statistic as to how popular the candidates actually are
Silicon Valley Reassessing Social Media’s Power Post Vote
Value of traditional polling is among practices that have come under question following rise of social media’s power
Post Election Facebook Tensions: Block, Mute and Unfriend
Political divide in America may be reinforced as post election Facebook turbulence resets social friendships
In First, Voters to Get Real-Time Election Projections
Data startup company VoteCastr will offer real-time election projections in overhaul of longstanding practice
16 States Have Made the Voting Selfie Illegal
Series of prohibitions on any photos of filled out ballots is keeping the voting selfie illegal in many places