Category: Governance & Security
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Mediated Trust: From the open Internet to artificial intelligence
Trust is a critical driver for AI adoption. If people do not trust AI, they…
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The Power of Digital Participation – How Online Tools Affect and Are Affected by Policy Conflicts
Can e-participation improve policy processes, or do existing conflicts hinder its potential?
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A plot on democracy: has the role of e-petitioning changed with the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories?
The emergence of conspiracy theories within petitions is paradoxical: why target these beliefs at the…
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Blockchain for better e-governance? Understanding the latest developments in the industry
If the potential of blockchain-driven management is fully realised, what areas in the public, economic,…
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Is crowdfunding at risk of being weaponized for extremist causes?
How do crowdfunding sites maintain their legitimacy as ‘open’ platforms while avoiding complicity with divisive,…
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How to Decolonise the State of Policy in the Digital Space
In his latest editorial for Policy and Internet, John Hartley argues that a whole-of-humanity effort…
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Mapping Fentanyl Trades on the Darknet
The US accounts for almost 40% of global darknet trade, with Canada and Australia at…
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Censorship or rumour management? How Weibo constructs “truth” around crisis events
Examining the content moderation strategies of Sina Weibo, China’s largest microblogging platform, in regulating discussion…
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Digital platforms are governing systems—so it’s time we examined them in more detail
It’s important that we take a multi-perspective view of the role of digital platforms in…
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How policy makers can extract meaningful public opinion data from social media to inform their actions
Examining how the information available on social media can support the actions of politicians and…
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What are the barriers to big data analytics in local government?
Examining the extent to which local governments in the UK are using intelligence from big…
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Should adverts for social casino games be covered by gambling regulations?
Notably, nearly 90 percent of the advertisements contained no responsible or problem gambling language, despite…