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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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August 17, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics examines how Kamala Harris is already facing digital disinformation after being named as Joe Biden's running mate last week.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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August 10, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at the escalating battle between the Trump administration and TikTok.
Daniel Newman
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August 04, 2020
Fixing our democracy demands both clarity of purpose and the inspiration to focus on the long-term solutions that will return power to We the People.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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July 31, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at the congressional hearing on antitrust that included testimony from CEOs of online giants Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple.
Alec Saslow
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July 29, 2020
Public confidence in the integrity of the 2020 presidential election is likely to be under siege based on a combination of challenges presented by voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, pre-existing procedural gaps in U.S. election law, and efforts to undermine confidence in vote-by-mail.
Alec Saslow
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Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple’s market power stems from a number of factors, but right at the top of the list is the immunity internet companies have been granted for content on their sites based on Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act.
Hamsini Sridharan
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July 16, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at what comes next after Facebook’s civil rights audit and other key stories in the world of politics and technology.