Digital Democracy

Digitalization and the Public Sphere in Brazil

Studies

The Digital Congress in Campaign

Topics and agendas discussed on Facebook by congress representatives elected in 2022

Abstract This study analyzed content posted on Facebook by congress representatives elected during the 2022 campaign in Brazil. We analyzed 75,335 posts from 499 representatives who have active pages on the platform between August 16 and October 2, which corresponds to the first round of the electio…

Online Disinformation and Questioning of Election Results

Online Disinformation and Questioning of Election Results

Fifteen months of posts about electronic voting machine fraud and auditable printed votes on Facebook

Abstract: This study analyzed posts with accusations of fraud in electronic voting machines and defense of printed auditable votes published on Facebook between November 2020 and January 2022. We soug…

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