This snapshot report examines emerging digital narratives and behaviors in the lead-up to Bangladesh’s general elections and referendum, focusing on the period from 1 to 15 February 2026. The elections were held on 12 February alongside the referendum, drawing a reported turnout of 59.44%, as reported by the Election Commission, and were largely peaceful, with … Read more
This report provides an overview of conflict-related social media content in Sudan during the period between December 2025 and January 2026. It focuses on narratives of hate speech, incitement to violence, and expressions of solidarity across different geographies. It highlights how these narratives evolve online and reflect the country’s broader conflict dynamics. The analysis draws … Read more
This snapshot report examines emerging digital narratives and behaviors in the lead-up to Bangladesh’s general elections and referendum, focusing on the period from 16 to 31 January 2026. The second half of January 2026 was marked by intensifying political dynamics and heightened digital discourse in Bangladesh as the country edged closer to the 12 February … Read more
This snapshot report examines emerging digital narratives and behaviors in the lead-up to Bangladesh’s general elections, focusing on the period from 1 to 15 January 2026. Building on the two preceding analyses covering the period August to December 2025, it captures shifts in political discourse and civic integrity as the electoral timeline enters a more … Read more
This report examines Bangladesh’s political discourse and civic integrity during November–December 2025, in the lead-up to the 2026 General Elections and the July Charter referendum. Building on the August–October 2025 baseline analysis, the report analyses data from Facebook, TikTok, and X to track the evolution of harmful digital narratives and behaviours (including misinformation, hate speech, … Read more
This baseline analysis examines how social media narratives are shaping political discourse, civic integrity, and social cohesion in Bangladesh in the lead-up to the 2026 national elections and the planned referendum on the July Charter. Drawing on social media data collected from Facebook, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter) between August and October 2025, the report … Read more
Introduction All is not well in our digital ecosystem. The social media platforms through which we as citizens engage with what is going on in the world are designed to optimise for engagement. This business model underpinning how news and public debate gets prioritised and framed risks fragmenting users into separate information bubbles. Engagement based … Read more
This report provides an overview of conflict-related social media content in Sudan during the month of November. It focuses on narratives of hate speech, incitement to violence, and expressions of solidarity across different geographies. It highlights how these narratives evolve online and reflect the country’s broader conflict dynamics. The analysis draws on content from Facebook, … Read more
The polarization footprint is to the attention economy what the carbon footprint is to the industrial economy. Join us for a webinar to explore this idea, including results of the Kenya polarization footprint. Register here. 🤓 If you want to read ahead, we’ve just published our work to measure polarization footprints, both a replicable, public … Read more
The Kenya Polarization Footprint measures how social media is dividing Kenyans. Specifically, we measure “affective polarization”, where people dislike and distance themselves from others based on their identity. This is not the same as a difference of opinion: differences of opinion are good for democratic debate, and for our diverse society. Identity-based polarization is not: … Read more