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   <title>Seaver College Professor John Taden Researches Impact of Social Media on Democracy</title>
   <author>David Holden</author>
   <description>John Taden, an associate professor of international studies at Seaver College, with coauthor Alex Acheamphony from Bond University in Australia, recently published research investigating how social media affects democracies around the globe. The two professors gathered data from 145 democratic nations to determine whether social media is a depressant, harming the merits of democracy, or a stimulant, enhancing the positive qualities of elected governments.</description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:04:44 -0800</pubDate>
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