by Emma Sawch | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
Since social media’s rise in the early 2000s, the world has witnessed the rise and fall of big tech’s claim to aid democracy through increased freedom of expression. This issue begs the question: is social media’s threat to democracy caused by too much freedom...
by Grace Voll | Oct 22, 2021 | Suffolk University
Repetitive calls for unity, compassion, and empathy for others are uttered daily by our most prominent leaders in the United States. We are experiencing levels of hyper-polarization, incivility, and distrust in one and another, and our government, at rates like never...
by Callie Fauntleroy | May 20, 2021 | George Washington University
On January 15, 2021, a popular messaging app called Signal, crashed globally. After WhatsApp altered its privacy agreement to share its data with Facebook, Signal saw a surge of new users, prompting the crash. This same day, the Iranian government created a ban on the...
by Callie Fauntleroy | May 20, 2021 | George Washington University
Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist and Saudi regime critic, was murdered on October 2nd, 2018 by the Saudi Arabian government inside a Turkish Consulate. Fumbling for a secure alibi that did not exist, the Saudi government instead publicized false claims that Khashoggi was...
by Myanne J | Apr 6, 2021 | Rollins College
Thomas B. Edsall examines the extent to which social media platforms have contributed to democratic backsliding in the United States in his article, “Democracy Is Weakening Right in Front of Us”. Through research and multiple perspectives, he reveals how...
