This suggests the need to pursue regulatory changes that provide more information about the digital campaign, both from platforms and systems of government oversight.

May 22, 2025 · CDT’s research in this area is designed to illuminate how the application of public and company policy to political influencers may affect the resilience of our democracy.

Expand transparency and data-sharing initiatives with researchers, civil society organizations and other electoral stakeholders, while respecting user privacy, including free, rapid and equal access to …

Feb 8, 2024 · To understand the implications of campaign experimentation, in this article, we analyze the complete archive of these experiments from the original microdata. We make small adjustments …

Jul 17, 2024 · Welcome to the unregulated Wild West of online political advertising, where transparency is scarce and accountability is lacking. With the 2024 U.S. presidential election in full swing, this …

Dec 18, 2024 · Political advertising, a significant component of electoral campaigns, also exerts a powerful influence on voter decisions. While traditional television advertising has been extensively …

Oct 1, 2024 · Media coverage of candidates can affect public perceptions and voter behavior in many ways, as media are a key way that people learn about the candidates and the issues that are at stake.

May 15, 2023 · Research on political communication and disinformation has been most prolific in electoral campaigns in recent years, threatening electoral security and possibly undermining the …

Digital election campaigning has undergone increased levels of scrutiny in recent years, with numerous calls for improved transparency. One key innovation has been the creation of online advertising …

We acknowledge that all three of these political advertising trans-parency archives were rapidly deployed and this has caused some of the issues with what and how it was released.