Facebook vote ends experiment with democracy
Facebook closed the polls Monday on letting democracy rule when it comes to policy changes.
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Dec 10, 2012
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Direct democracy can force governments to better represent the people—but it doesn't always work out
In August 2022, a statewide referendum in Kansas saw citizens overwhelmingly reject a plan to insert anti-abortion language into the state's constitution. It comes as a slew of similar votes on abortion rights are planned ...
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Sep 16, 2022
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Facebook kicks off vote on new policies
Facebook asked its one billion members Monday to vote on an overhaul of privacy and other policies in what may be the last binding referendum of its kind at the huge social network.
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Dec 3, 2012
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Slovenes hold referendum on communist-era files (Update)
A referendum in Slovenia on Sunday to decide whether sensitive personal information like sexual or religious orientation in communist-era state security files should be open to the public has failed after too few people turned ...
Internet
Jun 8, 2014
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Spain village votes on plan to rent land to grow cannabis
The Spanish village of Rasquera voted Tuesday on a plan to rent out a field for growing cannabis in an urgent bid to create jobs and raise money to pay off its debts.
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Apr 10, 2012
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Brexit debate on Twitter driven by economic and nationalist issues, not populism
Discussion on Twitter during the Brexit referendum campaign was motivated by nationalist and economic concerns, and less driven by populist and globalist issues, according to a new study from City, University of London.
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Apr 18, 2018
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Bulgarians vote in referendum on new nuclear plant
Bulgarians voted Sunday on whether to revive plans ditched by the government to construct a second nuclear power plant, in the EU member's first referendum since communism.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 27, 2013
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Amazon wants voters to decide on tax collection
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. wants California voters to decide whether to overturn a new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes there, setting the stage for a potentially high-dollar ballot fight next year that ...
Business
Jul 12, 2011
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Brexit changed people's perception of immigrants for the better
New research by academics from four Universities including the University of Birmingham has found that anti-immigrant attitudes in the UK softened immediately following the Brexit referendum of 2016, among both Leave and ...
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May 19, 2020
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Facebook accused of inaction over Russian ads in Brexit vote
A senior British MP on Wednesday accused Facebook of failing to seriously investigate possible Russian influence in the Brexit vote, after it found just three adverts linked to a known propaganda group.
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Dec 13, 2017
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