Social media may have earned a bad rap in recent years thanks to its role in spreading misinformation, fuelling conspiracy theories and a growing perception of its negative impact on elections, but across the board, […]
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AOC’s Social Media Power Terrifies Her Older, Internet Illiterate Opponents
Facebook data scandals, accusations of influencing elections, Presidential Twitter tantrums, and the very existence of TikTok being threatened, social media platforms and internet giants are constantly be at the forefront of political debate. There is […]
Campaign apps like Trump’s to fuel disinformation and partisan tensions
As if America needed any more propaganda, partisanship and disinformation floating through the digital sphere and political system, along comes another unchecked and invasive addition to the current crop of disinformation super-spreaders. While Trump continues […]
TikTok Users Troll Trump Rally in hopes of Empty Stadium
Donald Trump’s first rally since coronavirus shut the world down is scheduled this weekend, and he couldn’t be happier. He’s thrilled to be returning to his natural habitat, where he expects to fill a 20,000 […]
Replacing the Rally: A digital Trump alternative
“We’ve got to get back to the rallies,” Trump said this week. The President misses the sea of red caps dotted with painted faces, patriotic suits and wide open mouths, provoked into either boiling anger […]
Digital Domination: A world of digital politics in 2020
Without social media, would Donald Trump be President? He doesn’t think he would, and uncharacteristically for him, he’s probably right. The power of digital politics has developed in a big way over the past 16 […]
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