Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.

Majority of Ads and Spending Are Pro-Republican (MIDDLETOWN, CT) September 4, 2026 - The Wesleyan Media Project continues to update its list of political ads generated or enhanced through the use of A...

Data suggests many candidates are embracing AI this year to boost their image and portray their opponents unfavorably. But whether it will turn out voters remains unclear.

Data suggests many candidates are embracing AI this year to boost their image and portray their opponents unfavorably. But whether it will turn out voters remains unclear.

A service run from Latvia offers payment for short, social-media-friendly clips designed to look like grassroots GOP support.

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How tech companies use your data to recommend content and target advertising.

To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So fa...

Vulnerabilities in voting systems are real and worth fixing. At the same time, the manner in which they are used to fearmonger does not reflect the actual security of elections.  Security researchers ...

Vulnerabilities in voting systems are real and worth fixing. At the same time, the manner in which they are used to fearmonger does not reflect the actual security of elections.  Security researchers do find real weaknesses embedded in the code and operations of U.S. voting systems, just like they do with power grids, banks, and […]

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As the federal government rapidly seeks to gain access to state voter data, CDT, the Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology, and Protect Democracy developed an explainer that a...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail bal...

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.

Researchers and science publishers need to seize the opportunity offered by the drastic shifts in the way news is produced — one reason Nature has joined TikTok.

The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.

Time: 12:00 -1:00 pm Date: Monday, June 1 Recent research published by the Center for Democracy & Technology shows that 74 percent of Americans are concerned about the privacy and security of their personal data that is held by the government. Given these concerns, almost eight in ten people across the U.S. agree that Congress […]

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With the decline of legacy media, campaigns are increasingly turning to social media personalities to get their message out and humanize them to voters.

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A growing cohort are using Instagram and TikTok to share unmoderated coverage of the beleaguered island.

In the age of clips, what’s the value of the full-length work?

A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.

The far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has pocketed roughly $900,000 from “fanatical” donors since the start of 2025. Some superfans see him as part of their families.

Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”

[ PDF version ] A social media creator gave gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars to Donald Trump during a livestream ahead of the 2024 presidential election. A progressive influencer ranted in a v...

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Once a prominent pro-Trump provocateur, Ashley St. Clair now claims to expose how top MAGA creators coordinate messaging and turn political outrage into profit.