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We need to talk about Meta: Political interference and interests in the Brazilian elections

On the eve of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency of the United States, in January 2025, Meta’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that changes would be made to his company’s moderation policies in the name of “freedom of expre…

SyndicatedR. Marie Santini, Professora da Escola de Comunicação e diretora do NetLab (Internet and Social Media Research Lab), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)7 Nov 20265 min read

Culture
Justice, accountability, more questions: what Russell Brand’s guilty verdict means for victim-survivors
SyndicatedAnastasia Powell, Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University6 Nov 20265 min read
Government
JD Vance singled out Iran War for midterm rout – he didn’t say what should happen next in conflict
SyndicatedJaved Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan6 Nov 20265 min read
Community
Born in Aussie or NZ, playing for the Pacific: the startling demographics of the Rugby League World Cup
SyndicatedJesse Whitehead, Senior Research Fellow, Te Ngira Institute for Population Research, University of Waikato6 Nov 20264 min read
Environment
The worse climate change gets, the harder it becomes to stop it
SyndicatedJames Dyke, Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter6 Nov 20264 min read
Government
Black Michiganders helped push Abdul El-Sayed to victory – but the numbers show he was less popular with this key voting bloc than some other Democratic candidates
SyndicatedChristine Slaughter, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University6 Nov 20265 min read

Today's briefing

Government
A fractious campaign heralds a cliffhanger election: what to watch as NZ votes
SyndicatedGrant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau6 Nov 20265 min read
Technology
Why AI cannot ‘think’ like humans do
SyndicatedDidier Camilo Olarte Gonzalez, PhD Student in Experimental Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)5 Nov 20264 min read
Government
What the US midterms result means for the Ukraine war
SyndicatedMichael Cox, Founding Director of LSE IDEAS and Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science5 Nov 20264 min read
Government
Why Québec separatism is unlikely despite the Parti Québecois election win
SyndicatedGavin Furrey, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)5 Nov 20265 min read
Government
Delayed international support has hampered efforts to contain and treat Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
SyndicatedOlayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration, Fayetteville State University5 Nov 20265 min read
Government
Young men and Latino voters helped drive the Democrats’ blue wave. Why did they abandon Trump?
SyndicatedGrace Jennings-Edquist, Executive Producer, Podcasts, The Conversation5 Nov 20262 min read
Government
With control of Congress, here’s how Democrats could stop Trump’s war in Iran
SyndicatedMarkus Wagner, Professor of Law and Director of the UOW Transnational Law and Policy Centre, University of Wollongong5 Nov 20264 min read
Government
Lula’s victory in the 2026 Brazilian elections was far from inevitable
SyndicatedAna Saggioro Garcia, Professora Adjunta de Relações Internacionais, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ); PUC-Rio5 Nov 20268 min read
Government
Donald Trump’s Republicans suffer landslide defeat – what this means for the world
SyndicatedAndrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University4 Nov 20264 min read
Government
‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump
SyndicatedCharlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University4 Nov 20265 min read
Science
When a bull falls for a donkey: what an unlikely relationship reveals about animal sexuality
SyndicatedJo Setchell, Professor of Anthropology, Durham University3 Nov 20264 min read
Government
Nearly all Americans believe corruption is a problem. But will it decide the midterm elections?
SyndicatedJared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney2 Nov 20265 min read

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