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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThatcher’s poisonous television legacy is still being felt
30 years ago this week Margaret Thatcher left Downing Street – but ITV has never recovered from her government’s...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionIs the government’s secretive ‘Clearing House’ lawful? An expert explains
When government departments share the names of people making freedom of information requests, they may be breaking...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsPioneering FOI peer calls for investigation into ‘Orwellian’ Cabinet Office unit
Lord Clark calls for inquiry in wake of openDemocracy’s revelations about the secretive unit ‘blacklisting’...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionI sent FOIs to UK government departments – then they shared my personal data
openDemocracy reporter Jenna Corderoy on her personal experiences of trying to prise information from an...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationUK government running ‘Orwellian’ unit to block release of ‘sensitive’ information
Exclusive: Secretive Cabinet Office 'Clearing House' for Freedom of Information requests also accused of...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationDigital misinformation not only threatens Brazil’s 2020 municipal elections, it undermines democracy
Control measures need to counter misinformation, extremist content, and cyberattacks at the same time. Failure to do...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightThe social media platform that welcomes QAnon with open arms
Followers of the bizarre conspiracy have turned to Gab.com as a safe space for all manner of right-wing online communities.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?France: when police intimidation is in the frame
If this bill passes into law, good journalism will become harder still. But so will the chances of being a good cop.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The discreet charm of social media and the choices we don’t have
The curious co-existence on Netflix of 'Emily in Paris’ and 'The Social Dilemma’ reveals the choices that are not...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionA period of hope for Latin America begins with Biden & Harris
For the U.S., the Latin American agenda is not a priority. Still, Biden’s arrival at the White House signifies a...
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Published in: Global ExtremesCan social networking platforms prevent polarisation and violent extremism?
Our capacity to design social media platforms to prevent polarisation and violent extremism online is contingent...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightIn Germany, antisemitism on social media can be linked to offline violence
Not enough is being done in Germany to combat antisemitism on social media platforms.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaGina Reales: "In Chocó, Colombia, COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis"
Gina Reales, a social leader from Quibdó (department of Chocó, Colombia), fights day in and day out to improve the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLilia: preserving the Amazon river's fauna is preserving Planet Earth
For Lilia Isolina Java Tapayuri, protecting the pink dolphin is sacred. This is the tenth and last story in the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionFor Donald Trump, his defeat will be fake news
Trump threatened to deny his defeat and challenged the ballot box because it probably won't accommodate his desires....
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationUS groups linked to COVID conspiracies pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Latin America
Some Christian right groups have denied that coronavirus cases exist – while others have claimed the virus was...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Reason against fanaticism
As Voltaire argued two-and-a-half centuries ago, secularism implies tolerance and is, therefore, the way to prevent...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThe Chilean referendum: getting rid of the shadow of Pinochet’s dictatorship
Twelve months after the violent protests broke out, the Chilean people are preparing for an unprecedented process:...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCOVID-19 has exposed the UK's digital divide. It's time to invest in a full-fibre future
The pandemic has underscored the need to make Internet access a 21st century human right.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaJosé Gregorio: Either we preserve the Amazon rainforest, or the planet will take revenge
For José Gregorio, an indigenous from the Colombian Amazon region, training young people to fight for the...