Social Media in the Democratic Process

• Algorithms, Echo Chambers & Manufactured Consensus
• Disinformation Campaigns & Civic Sabotage
• Synthetic Voices: AI Personas & Fake Public Opinion
• Anonymity, Real Names & Civic Accountability
• Who Gets Heard? Influence, Reach & Shadowbans
• Performative Activism vs Real Participation
• Content Moderation, Censorship & Civic Speech
• Who Regulates the Feed? Platform Power & Public Interest
• Political Advertising, Microtargeting & Dark Money Online
• Decentralized Platforms & Algorithm-Free Discussion
• Civic Media Literacy & Information Hygiene
• Building Democratic Social Platforms: What Would You Change?