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    Explore how social media and digital platforms are reshaping democratic participation, from utopian promises to surveillance capitalism's grip on our political discourse.

    Digital Democracy's Double-Edged Transformation

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    The digital transformation isn't simply good or bad for democracy; it's creating a complex re-intermediation where massive corporations control the infrastructure of our public discourse, making democratic conversations feel like a town hall meeting inside a shopping mall.

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