Rock the Vote teams with a new Twitter voter registration campaign giving automatic information to users on deadlines
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.
Social Media Voter Turnout Push May Have Big Impact
This election’s mass social media voter turnout effort is being pushed by most major tech companies
Why is Twitter Working With Commission on Presidential Debates?
In order to boost engagement. Twitter working with Commission on Presidential Debates through its technology
Join This Twitter Chat to Explore Online Voting Viability
Concerns of election operations, cryptography, security and technology journalism to determine online voting viability
Facebook Slammed For Deletion of Iconic Vietnam War Photo
Historically important Vietnam war photo of children escaping US napalm bombing deleted over nudity concern
How Social Media Can Unite Disaster Victims During Recovery
Technology like social media can help foster sense of community for disaster victims in aftermath
Popularity of Social Media is Force For Zimbabwe Democracy
Zimbabwe democracy movement is based on revolution in connectivity thanks to rise of social media
African Social Media Crackdown Threatens Hard Won Freedoms
In worsening threat to journalism, African social media outlets are under threat from overzealous governments
Facebook Knows Whether You’re Liberal or Conservative
If you are one of almost two billion people who use the app, Facebook knows all about your political beliefs
Top Ten Democracy Chronicles Flickr Memes
Here are our top ten memes ranked by the number of views they have tallied on Flickr up to this point. Flickr is our key location to show off our memes to the public.