Below are a few articles that expand on several topics covered in this month’s online advertising trainings. A few spots in the 6/22 campaign edition are still available as of a week out, so sign up quick! All of these topics are covered in...
Trump in talks with upstart apps about new social network. But, Trump advisors expect ex-president’s Twitter alternative to run on a new platform built by Brad Parscale. Trump Approached Conservative Media App Gab Before Announcing Plans To...
DNC launches new ad campaign as Biden and Democrats seek to sell Covid bill to Americans, with a digital component. Joe Biden shifts his political operation to the Democratic National Committee ahead of 2022 midterm election. “Jose Nunez, a...
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“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...
This piece from Deepak Puri, which first appeared on The Democracy Lab blog, hits home quite literally for me. As I’m working today, I’m sitting in my long-ago hometown of Palestine, Texas, where at the moment we have electricity but not...
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...
Hi folks, I’m proud to announce the launch of the 2021 edition of “How to Use the Internet to Change the World – and Win Elections”. This eighth edition includes lessons from the 2020 U.S. presidential and down-ballot...
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...