Researchers say YouTube’s algorithm downplays political topics in favor of viral entertainment to keep users watching.

Both e-democracy and e-government face issues concerned with encouraging participation, avoiding manipulation through the malign use of technology and the need to avoid becoming functionally remote.

Left-wing accounts on Bluesky supported people booing Vice President JD Vance and his family, including his children, during ...

AI chatbots failed to "rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically regarding antisemitism," in a way that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey likes.

Political humor merges comedy and critique, making complex political issues engaging and accessible. It can change political ...

Bluesky, a relatively new social media platform in the mold of what's now Elon Musk's site, is prioritizing sports content to grow.

When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into ...

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There is no such thing as a wholesome social media app. To think otherwise is to live in Teletubbyland. In fact, the very notion of a “salubrious social media platform” is oxymoronic. It doesn’t make ...

"Americans who are angry about the Trump Administration's policies must avoid the dark urge to turn these parents' pain into ...

The threat of legislation banning Multnomah County from collecting the Preschool for All tax died June 27 with the end of the legislative session. The argument between Gov. Tina Kotek and Multnomah ...

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who started in politics as a young legislative aide and is now the senior Democrat in Florida’s congressional delegation, has for years calibrated her ...