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The Power of Not Reporting: Silence as Strategic Communication
In a day and age dominated by nonstop information flows, it would appear as an oddity to remain silent. Governments are tweeting about policy...
The Fatigue of Outrage: Measuring the Erosion of Collective Conscience Amidst Global Conflict
In the dawn of March 2026, the security architecture of the Middle East reached a nadir as the kinetic escalation between Israel and Iran,...
Why is Europe taking on social media giants?
European nations are ratcheting up the pressure on social media companies, responding to a public outcry over child safety fears but risking a backlash...
Small Circles, Deep Conversations: How Community-Based Dialogue Is Reshaping Online Discourse
by Adrian Keller
Public discussion on the internet has never been static. In the early web era, forums gathered readers around shared interests. Later, large...
Winning Without Fighting: Russia’s Digital Propaganda War in Ukraine and What It Means for Global Order
On the morning of February 25, 2022, less than 24 hours after Russian forces crossed into Ukraine, a message began spreading across social media...
Silicon Valley’s New Diplomacy: When Platforms Become Foreign Policy Players
For much of modern history, diplomacy had been the exclusive business of states. Governments answerable to citizens or institutions negotiated treaties, passed messages through...
Beijing Claims CIA Running Disinformation Campaigns Against Its Global Projects
Chinese intelligence and security agencies have detected covert campaigns led by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on social media, aimed at discrediting the...
UK Considers Ban on Social Media for Under-16s and AI Chatbot Safety Rules
The United Kingdom government is considering an Australian-style ban on social media use for children under 16, potentially implementing it within months of the...
Russia bans WhatsApp, elevates state-controlled platform
WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, has been entirely banned in Russia for not following local laws. The Kremlin has suggested that Russians use MAX,...
Big Tech Faces New Crackdown from European Regulators
European regulators have initiated various investigations into major technology companies in recent years.Alphabet, Google's parent company, is under investigation by the European Commission for...