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2024 Best Blog winner — revealed

June 13, 2025

The world at our fingertips, just out of reach: the algorithmic age of AI

May 7, 2025

The democratic purpose of social media: empowering civil society

April 25, 2025

Seeing is believing: how protest visuals are rewriting Romania’s future

April 3, 2025

🌊 Radical movements' social media strategies go local

April 1, 2025
March 25, 2025

How social media and online communities influence climate change beliefs

James Rice In an era of misinformation and political polarisation, climate science is under siege. James Rice explores how social and political forces shape climate beliefs, arguing for a strategic, interdisciplinary approach to strengthening environmental communication and trust Read more
March 4, 2025

Elon Musk, Călin Georgescu and the Soros spectacle

Mimi Mihăilescu Elon Musk has endorsed Călin Georgescu as Romania's next president. But what happens when a tech billionaire and a far-right Romanian politician collide? A political firestorm. In a world where billionaires and populists are manipulating elections in the name of 'democracy', Mimi Mihăilescu shows how Musk has succeeded in weaponising Romania's sovereignty Read more
February 18, 2025

A diva among us: the Melania meme phenomenon

Mimi Mihăilescu In the internet age, few figures have been subject to as much meme-driven mythmaking as First Lady Melania Trump. Mimi Mihăilescu argues that Melania memes reveal how humour and speculation can obscure the complexities of real-life individuals. They also reinforce harmful stereotypes and detach serious political discourse from reality Read more
January 8, 2025

Why digital electoral campaigning needs urgent regulation

Gabriela Borz The Romanian presidential elections reveal the dangers of unregulated digital electoral campaigning, argues Gabriela Borz. To combat the risks and control the output, democracies should take urgent regulatory measures, and improve their citizens’ digital skills Read more
December 18, 2024

How livestreaming helped save South Korean democracy

Yuting Alina He South Korean democracy recently escaped the imposition of martial law. The turnaround, argues argues Yuting Alina He, was helped by the livestreaming of events as they unfolded in Seoul. Livestreaming may not be new, but it has recently developed into a powerful instrument of political mobilisation and change Read more

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