Facebook, Google and Twitter are fundamentally flawed and increasingly vulnerable to disinformation campaigns
Social Media and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Social Media and Democracy section highlights the ongoing saga of how this new type of communications technology impacts the progress of free and fair elections across the globe. Whether social media brings benefit or harm to democracy is an area of heavy debate. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Journalism and Free Speech.
Both Parties Not Disclosing Political Facebook Ad Spending
ProPublica: Political ads are running on Facebook without adequate disclaimer language, likely violating FEC rules
Popular ProPublica Tool Monitors Facebook Political Ads
Concerns about political advertising on Facebook have soared in the wake of covert Russian efforts
VIDEO: Historical precedents to fake Twitter accounts
Twitter bots are really just a recycling of Cold War techniques designed to sow political division in your opponent
Are Facebook and social media good for democracy?
Facebook warned on Monday that it could offer no assurance that social media was on balance good for democracy
Teen jailed for insulting Indonesian president on Facebook
An Indonesian teenager was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for “insulting” President Joko Widodo on Facebook. The 18-year-old high school student from Medan on the island of Sumatra, identified by the initials MFB, was found guilty of violating the country’s internet law by making defamatory and slanderous comments online. Judges also ordered him […]
How Social Media Has Disrupted Traditional Street Protests
Social media is shaping the narrative in important and effective ways, and wresting this from traditional media
Twitter Says Accounts of World Leaders Have Special Status
Social media giant Twitter has reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status, pushing back against calls from some users for the company to ban U.S. President Donald Trump. In a blog post Friday, Twitter said it would not block the accounts of world leaders even if their statements were “controversial” […]
Georgia Special Election Tweets Traced to One Source
A Trump-supporting social media guru is flooding Twitter with grass roots-appearing messages
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