Big questions on climate, how social media companies can tackle polarization, and implications of banning Istanbul’s mayor from politics.
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| As a Turkish court bans Istanbul’s mayor from politics, has Erdoğan miscalculated? Last week, a court sentenced Istanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem Imamoğlu, to almost three years in prison and barred him from politics. The decision comes six months ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey and is widely regarded as Turkish President Erdoğan’s move to block Imamoğlu from running against him. Kemal Kirişci discusses the implications. Read more |
| How social media platforms can reduce polarization “Social media companies are often blamed for driving greater polarization by virtue of the way they segment political audiences and personalize recommendations in line with their users’ existing beliefs and preferences. Given their scale and reach, however, they are also uniquely positioned to help reduce polarization,” argue Christian Staal Bruun Overgaard and Samuel Woolley. Read more |
| Listen: Big questions on climate change You asked, we listened. On the final episode of Climate Sense season one, David Victor and Adie Tomer join host Samantha Gross to answer listener questions on climate change and discuss why there is hope for meaningful progress on climate policy. Listen to the podcast |
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