Concerns surrounding the threats that digital platforms pose to the functioning of Western
liberal democracies have grown since the 2016 US election. Yet despite a preponderance of …

The year 2020 will be remembered for two events of global significance: the COVID-19
pandemic and 2020 US presidential election. In this chapter, we summarize recent studies …

The Origins of Self explores the role that selfhood plays in defining human society, and each
human individual in that society. It considers the genetic and cultural origins of self, the role …

Abstract The Christchurch Call was an international collaborative pledge between nation
states and online service providers “to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content …

The rise of social media platforms has produced novel security threats and vulnerabilities.
Malicious actors can now exploit entanglements of once disparate technical and social …

En la relación entre redes sociales y democracia es necesario considerar un mediador
fundamental como son las empresas tecnológicas que gestionan las redes. Ese mediador …

São muitos os âmbitos nos quais as redes sociais têm gerado disfunções do ponto de vista
constitucional e democrático. Desde os direitos fundamentais até os processos eleitorais …

Misinformation can influence people's memory, reasoning, and decision making even after
they have received a correction–this is known as the continued influence effect of …

Culture exploits the acquisition of meaningful content by crafting regimes of shared attention,
determining what is relevant, valuable, and salient. Culture changes the field of relevant …

The advent of the World Wide Web created new digital worlds consisting of networked blogs,
websites, chatrooms and forums for every topic under the sun (or in the shadows). An …