Political commentary remains a prime target as governments increase the number of requests for Google to remove material from the reach of Internet users.
Internet
Jun 18, 2012
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According to historians, political debates in ancient Rome were conducted with great harshness and personal attacks, which were comparable to examples of hate speech on the internet. "The attacks, also known as invectives, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2018
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Research by Kansas State University shows how politicians from both major parties have changed their political speech from previous centuries.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2020
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Politicians use emotional resources in their speeches in parliament depending on the type of debate and use emotive rhetoric strategically and selectively, mainly to attract voters. This is one of the main conclusions of ...
Political science
Jun 30, 2021
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With the season for political oratory hard upon us, how does the rhetoric of this year's crop of presidential contenders measure up?
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2011
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The Pirate Party, which first rose to prominence in Sweden during June's European elections, has now been officially launched in Finland, the group's leader said on Wednesday.
Internet
Aug 19, 2009
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Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
Internet
Jan 27, 2012
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White people surveyed in a recent study indicated they would be more likely to confront those who post racist content on social media if their objective were to defend the norms for political discussions rather than to change ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2024
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Freedom of speech on Facebook is at the heart of an appeals court case in Virginia involving an elected sheriff who fired staff members who "liked" his rival on the social networking site.
Internet
Aug 9, 2012
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Previous studies have shown people can identify the gender and race of a speaker based on the words chosen, but could a person identify something like political membership? A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2021
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