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The Ungoverned Commons: Can Democracy Tame Social Media?
This image shows a medieval stone tower at sunset, with its structure breaking apart into digital social media icons such as hearts and thumbs-up symbols. The dispersing icons symbolize the chaotic and unregulated nature of social media platforms and their influence on democracy and public discourse, aligning with themes of governance and social media's role in modern politics.

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The Ungoverned Commons: Can Democracy Tame Social Media?

John Wihbey’s Governing Babel confronts the central problem of the digital age: social media platforms have become the public square, and nobody elected them. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why content moderation is a political problem, not a technical one.

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