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Karl Johansson
29 aug. 20223 min läsning
How to Fix Internet Privacy?
Regulators from all corners of the globe consistently fail to force tech firms to respect their users' privacy. Why? How can we fix it?
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Karl Johansson
22 aug. 20223 min läsning
Can Trump Be Held Accountable?
Trump is always on about how the 'Establishment' is out to get him. Does this mean that he can't be effectively held accountable?
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Karl Johansson
15 aug. 20224 min läsning
Thoughts on the Mar-a-Lago Raid
Raiding Trunp's home in Florida was an own-goal by the DoJ. The least it could do was give a reason why it was necessary.
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Karl Johansson
18 juli 20223 min läsning
Twitter & Musk: Bedrock for Democracy or Just a Company?
We need a broader discussion about the role of social media in society to answer the question of if we should let Musk buy Twitter.
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Karl Johansson
11 juli 20223 min läsning
Bye Bye Boris
Boris is leaving office, does that mean the anti-establishment conservative movement is done for?
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Karl Johansson
13 juni 20223 min läsning
Jan 6th Hearings: Spectacle or Theater?
Will the Jan 6th hearings be a crass ploy for Democrats to win the midterms or a genuine attempt to learn from the riot?
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Karl Johansson
30 maj 20223 min läsning
Taming the Digital Wild West
The EU has picked a side in the conflict between tech giants and citizens, and have even understood the issues at hand. Finally!
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Karl Johansson
25 apr. 20224 min läsning
Is Populism Over?
Le Pen has lost to Macron again. What can this tell us about the state of Western politics?
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Karl Johansson
18 apr. 20223 min läsning
How is France Divided?
Republicans and Socialists have both lost the French presidential election, is the left-right divide passé?
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Karl Johansson
28 mars 20224 min läsning
Content Moderation in the Age of Fake News
How do we reconcile a world where everyone can get a platform with our desire to keep out foreign propaganda and hate speech?
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Karl Johansson
21 feb. 20223 min läsning
Good Giving or Good PR?
With Musk's record breaking donation to charity in the news it's worth taking a look at philanthropy: does it help more than it hurts?
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Karl Johansson
7 feb. 20213 min läsning
The Politics of the Gamestop Mania
There has been endless talk about r/wallstreetbets and Gamestop lately but nobody talks about the most interesting part of the story.
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Karl Johansson
31 jan. 20213 min läsning
2021 Pandemic Politics
How will the pandemic shape this year's politics? And will there be any positives from the pandemic?
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Karl Johansson
22 nov. 20203 min läsning
Why Can't Social Media Stop Fake News?
Misinformation is part of the DNA of our social media platforms, why is that and can anything be done about it?
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Karl Johansson
15 nov. 20202 min läsning
How Much Power Will Biden Have?
The president is said to be the most powerful man in the world. Ironically, Biden might be defined by the things he has no control over.
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Karl Johansson
1 nov. 20204 min läsning
Polls & Presidents
Trump is trailing in the polls, does that mean that Biden will take the White House? How significant is it to lead in the polls?
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Karl Johansson
25 okt. 20203 min läsning
Reflections on the Coming Election
eflections on the 2016 election and Trump’s Presidency, and the argument against polarisation.
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Karl Johansson
27 sep. 20202 min läsning
Social Democratic Setbacks
Right wing populists have become the working mans party, a title social demcrats used to hold; why have social democrats lost their place?
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Karl Johansson
20 sep. 20203 min läsning
Why Are Greens Struggling When Populists Aren't?
The GAL-TAN scale can explain why populists are doing well, but not why greens aren't. Why is that?
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Karl Johansson
13 sep. 20204 min läsning
Memes and Disinformation
Memes and disinformation are intimately related, and I believe the information age changed the dominant paradigm for memes from positive to
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