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Facebook and the Future of Global Governance
Although Facebook is a for-profit organization, its users could transform it into a form of participatory democratic global governance.
Dragnet Nation: Do Google, Facebook Know More Private Info Than NSA and Soviet-Era Secret Police?
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin joins the hosts to discuss her new book, “Dragnet Nation.”
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WhatsApp? Readers and Writers in a Post-Truth World
High-speed internet response, millions of Google responses to our searches, a growing number of colorful Apps on our phones and an amazing computer memory capacity may support buying and …
Unintended – and Anti-Social – Consequences of Social Media Use
Social-media profits contribute to anti-social behavior, including tax avoidance, gentrification and big bucks to anti-democratic causes.
Hundreds Protest Tax Breaks for Twitter, Tech Companies
Hundreds of protesters picketed Twitter's offices because of an exceptionally generous tax break it receives from San Francisco.
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Afghanistan Is Coming Out of the Closet
My coming out launched a hurricane upon my landlocked country of origin.
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How Global Day of Rage Fueled Solidarity Protests for India’s LGBT Community
Will this bring forward the much-needed revision to the law? Many aren't holding their breath.
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Is BP “Trolling” Its Facebook Critics?
Has BP hired internet
Three Reasons Why Politics in the US Are Doomed
US politics are “dismal, disgusting and infuriating.” They will be until we all “do politics.”
Click Here to Kick Glenn Beck Off the Air: Web Activism’s Big Wins—and What to Do Next
While online campaigning got Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck's off the air, the real power of Internet activism is what happens after we step away from the screen.