by Sophia Sumaray | Jun 4, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
With 115.6 Million views and counting, the TikTok hashtag, “#DontSayGayBill” continues to receive much online attention weeks after its creation. The hashtag itself is littered with videos that contain students protesting, teachers complaining, and general anguish...
by Sara Cavrel | May 29, 2022 | Dartmouth College
It took one man to ignite a wave of uprisings against poverty, entrenched authoritarianism, and political repression. In 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation in response to humiliating treatment by state officials catalyzed unprecedented citizen unrest...
by Anonymous | May 27, 2022 | Dartmouth College
On October 2, 2019, Singapore’s fake news law came into effect amidst much controversy. Against a backdrop of growing viral misinformation around the world, the country’s government authorities have repeatedly emphasised the need for the Protection from Online...
by David Millman | May 27, 2022 | Dartmouth College
On March 8th, 2021, the New Hampshire state legislature tried to make me ineligible to run for office in my college town. That day, there was a hearing on HB362, a bill that would remove student housing as proof of domicile (i.e. where someone lives) in New Hampshire,...
by Elise Jonas-Delson | May 25, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Less than a mere two generations after Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship, populist myopia has upended the Philippines election cycle—a stark warning to the rest of the world of the dangers of digital disinformation campaigns. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late...
