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When Participation Threatens Democracy
01/27/2026
Taylor & Francis Group
The United States is on the Cusp of a Digital Dark Age
11/10/2025
Tech Policy Press
AI’s Real Dangers For Democracy
Opinion Pieces Public Writing
We research AI election threats. Here’s what we need to prepare for | Samuel Woolley and Dean Jackson
Buying State Power: How Elite-Led Propaganda Through Advertising Mechanisms is Connected to Democratic Weakening in Four Countries
10/07/2025
Taylor & Francis
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy: Legal Approaches in Comparative Context by Ronald J. Krotosynsky Jr., Adrás Koltay, and Charlotte Garden.
08/26/2025
Wiley Online Library
The International Expansion of China’s Online Propaganda:A Case Study of the Uyghurs and Xinjiang
08/15/2025
Journal of Public Diplomacy
Grok’s behavior isn’t surprising – but we needn’t settle for Musk’s vision of the future | Samuel Woolley
“I Don’t Even Watch News (Voluntarily) on WeChat” – Socially-Compelled Exposure to Misinformation Among U.S. Diaspora Communities
07/01/2025
Taylor & Francis
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