The Toxicity Threshold
by Rafael Jimenez Duran
On the one hand, platforms and their algorithms appear to accommodate the presence of hateful content in users' feeds; on the other hand, online platforms have moderated toxic content from the beginning, even before steep fines were introduced. Perhaps a profitable strategy for them lies in the middle
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How the National Living Wage Helps the UK's Poorest Households
by Giulia Giupponi, Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences
The UK's national living wage has just been raised by 10% and research shows it can be a successful policy tool to benefit poorer households
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Defending Democracy from the Dictatorship of the Majority
by Francesco Vigano'
Many postwar constitutions have established independent judicial review, such as the Constitutional Court in Italy, to protect rights and freedoms from political interference. While the law is an expression of the general will, it is not the will of all, and minorities are at risk of seeing their rights curbed by governments abusing their power, as currently happens in illiberal democracies
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This Is Not a Society for Young People, Women and Foreigners
by Camillo Papini
Vulnerabilities increase where these three disadvantage factors meet, explains Roberto Barbieri, alumnus and general manager of Oxfam Italy. And in an Italy that shows no signs of reversing the trend, social problems will become deeper
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Egypt's Two Paths to Consumer Goods
by Camillo Papini
Agricultural exports on the one hand and strengthening of local production on the other: these are the opportunities that Moustafa Hassanein, Alumnus and Deputy General Manager of Maggie Metal Corporation, identifies in the market of a country that continues to exhibit strong demographic growth
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