Search results

Beirut blast could bring hunger, disease and fury

Location:

LEBANON

The leading theory suggests an accidental cause. The blast has caused massive devastation and put extreme pressure on struggling healthcare facilities. Lebanon was already facing…

Hungarian Fidesz illiberalism will defy EU criticism

Location:

HUNGARY

The EP vote could in theory lead to sanctions under Article 7 of the EU Treaty (TEU). An 'illiberal state' has emerged in Hungary since 2010, profoundly and durably modifying the…

Social media shifts will harden US political divisions

Location:

UNITED STATES

Millions of them have joined alternative social media platforms such as Parler and Telegram. Content alleging that the election was 'stolen' circulates freely on these platforms…

Balkan public distrust will endanger vaccine take-up

Location:

BALKANS

Non-EU Balkan countries are lagging behind EU member states in securing access to vaccines. However, survey data show that a clear majority of citizens would refuse to accept a…

Calls to audit social media algorithms will rise

Location:

INT

The problem of misinformation, polarisation and harmful content on social media has in recent years exposed the ineffectiveness of self-regulation by platform operators. Yet…

Lawsuits may be key to tighter US data privacy rules

Location:

US/INT

The move comes after Facebook suspended a UK political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, following allegations on March 18 that it improperly obtained personal data on 50…

China's media market will boom, despite censorship

Location:

CHINA

The media and entertainment sector in China.

France’s Macron seeks to refocus domestic agenda

Location:

FRANCE

Macron lacks a parliamentary majority and the political atmosphere is acrimonious following the passage of controversial pension reforms. Rebooting the government might create the…

Balkan civic protests are not going away

Location:

BALKANS

The new wave of agitation against government misbehaviour across the Balkans.

Big tech's anti-Trump activism to have limited impact

Location:

INT

Facebook has indefinitely suspended Trump from its main platform and Instagram, while Twitter has done so permanently for his role in instigating violence at US Capitol Hill on…