Representation matters, but Zohran Mamdani’s story is about what’s possible when people organize across differences for a common cause.
- Canada Research Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
The “freedom convoy” was a culmination of years of persistent mobilization by far-right networks whose growth intensified as they digitally tapped into COVID-19 related grievances.
Automated content moderation using algorithms are quick and cheaper. But, they’re not necessarily better than human beings. They are prone to errors and can impose bias in a systemic scale.
Indonesian politicians have engaged in post-truth politics, framing information and stories by appealing to emotions with very little or no regard to any policy details and objective facts.
Politikus Indonesia melakukan praktik politik pasca-kebenaran dengan membingkai informasi sehingga ia menyentuh emosi namun mengabaikan detail kebijakan dan fakta objektif.
Amid fears of electoral fraud in Indonesia’s presidential election, voters are using digital media to monitor the Election Commission’s tally process. Singapore-based math wiz Ainun Najib has set up kawalpemilu.org…
On July 9, Indonesia votes for a new president in a neck-and-neck race between former military general Prabowo Subianto and Jakarta governor Joko Widodo. Backed by media moguls, Prabowo Subianto’s camp…
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