In 2026, 64% of Americans say social media is harming their democracy, and attitudes in many other countries are significantly more negative than they used to be.

The University of Notre Dame hosted the National Convening on Social Media and Democracy on May 27-29, which brought together a cross-partisan group of leaders and scholars around misinformation, ...

Experts have pointed out that “falsehoods” on social media often “outperform true information” due to algorithm choices.

Most think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in politics.

Americans who spend at least five hours a day on social media are more likely to feel heard, but also more open to political violence and less supportive of democracy, according to a major new poll ...

Technology is often seen as a threat to democracy, with the surge in AI capabilities the latest big concern. This historic year of elections has put the complex relationship between technology and ...

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame) Following the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an ...

Social democracy is an ideology that operates within the dynamics of capitalism and aims for an egalitarian, libertarian, and solidarity-based social structure. Rising particularly in the second half ...

On a freezing night in January, several hundred people came to Boston’s Museum of Science for a town hall-style discussion cosponsored by Globe Ideas about how to strengthen science, democracy, and ...