“Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures. “Facebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his...
The Extraordinary Power of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram Live, via Eric Wilson. House removes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees over incendiary social media posts. But, Marjorie Taylor Greene “claimed she had raised...
Just another quiet week in America, amiright? Not surprisingly, Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Trump. Trump remains largely invisible after Kushner squashes attempts at building fringe social media presence. No Gab...
Sixty-five Sixty-six excellent stories related to digital politics and advocacy. For more thoughts about long-term trends, check out The Shape of Politics in the 2020s: Fourteen Stories. Trump went ‘ballistic’ after being tossed off...
We don’t know how the Georgia Senate runoffs will go next week, but we already know a lot about American politics in the next two years. The Democrats are easy: Joe Biden will do his earnest best but fail the test of ruthlessness, while the...
Not quite weekly yet, but catching up. In this edition: 56 excellent stories related to digital politics and advocacy. Joe Biden’s campaign plans a $280 million ad campaign for the final three months of the presidential race. Includes $60...
This list got completely out of hand this time, so I’ll try to do these weekly until the election. Note: I included only a sampling of the available “public figure posts horrible thing on social media” stories, so multiply each of...
In this edition: 74 good stories related to digital politics and advocacy. For more on campaigning and advocating during the coronavirus pandemic, see this preview of the upcoming 2020 edition of How to Use the Internet to Change the World –...
In this edition: 73 good stories related to digital politics and advocacy. How do you mobilize people during a pandemic? C.f. How To Connect With Audiences Sheltering In Place. Guide: Political Campaigning in the Time of Social Distancing. As...
Quick Hits returns! In this edition: 75 excellent stories related to digital politics and advocacy. The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President. “Scholars have a name for this: censorship through noise”. A multi...