Sandra Pepera

Oct 29, 2024 | odi.org | Sara Pantuliano |Nanjala Nyabola |Sandra Pepera

In the wake of our decision at ODI to suspend all activity on X (formerly Twitter), this episode examines the polarisation and hate we are witnessing in today’s social media landscape and what is driving it. Since Elon Musk took ownership of X two years ago there has been a rise of hate speech, mis- and disinformation on the platform. The UK riots, which we dissected in a recent episode, are a case in point.

Apr 20, 2023 | odi.org | Samuel L. Sharp |Sara Pantuliano |Idayat Hassan |Sandra Pepera

On the face of it, the global outlook for democracy looks pretty bleak. Democratic norms are eroding all over the world. According to International IDEA, ‘half of the world’s democracies are in retreat’. In Tunisia we have seen President Saied dismiss parliament and re-write the constitution. In Hungry, President Orbán has packed the courts and attacked the press. And in the US, Trump refuses to accept the results of an election he lost, inciting an insurrection to overturn them.