To mark another anniversary of the death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá on Tuesday, the National Endowment for Democracy ...

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The British government aims to make all 16- and 17-year-olds eligible to vote starting in the next U.K. general election.

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Social media design influences human behavior, and the Big Tech platforms use it to boost profits – and their owners’ political agendas. Some smaller platforms are using design to support ...

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behavior. By Lisa Schirch July 7, 2025, 12:37 p.m.

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.

TN: Trump has touted his Cuba policies as “maximum pressure.” But you are co-authors of a new, and extremely timely, policy ...

The United States says it has sent five immigrants to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump ...

Social media platforms are bringing massive changes to how people get their news and how they communicate and behave.

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