Facebook has engaged a think tank funded by weapons manufacturers, branches of the US military and Middle-Eastern monarchies to safeguard the democratic process. It’s akin to hiring arsonists to run the fire brigade. If Facebook truly wanted to “protect democracy and elections worldwide,” it would build a broad coalition of experts and activists from a […]
Researchers or Corporate Allies? Think Tanks Blur the Line…
Think tanks, which position themselves as “universities without students,” have power in public debates because they are seen as researchers independent of moneyed interests”…