Social Media and Politics
Hosted by host · Michael Bossetta
4.9from 28 ratings
- 197
- Episodes
- 31
- Transcribed
- 28
- Ratings
- 2016
- First episode
- 12K
- YouTube views
About Social Media and Politics
Social Media and Politics is a podcast bringing you innovative, first-hand insights into how social media is changing the political game. Subscribe for interviews and analysis with politicians, academics, and leading digital strategists to get their take on how social media influences the ways we engage with politics and democracy. Social Media and Politics is hosted by Michael Bossetta, political scientist at Lund University. Check out the podcast's official website: https://socialmediaandpolitics.org.
- Publisher
- Michael Bossetta
- Category
- government · news · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Oct 2016
- Latest episode
- 15 Mar 2026
Latest episodes
31 of 197 episodes have a transcript.
15 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Digital Campaigning without Social Media Ads in Europe: Political Visibility under the TTPA, with Jochen König
1 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
When AI Systems Meet Democratic Governance, with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders
18 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Independent Journalism in a Fragmented Media System, with Jacob Ward
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Digital Campaigning without Social Media Ads in Europe: Political Visibility under the TTPA, with Jochen König
Published 15 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It was like, finally, we have the definition of political ads, we've sorted it and it seems like now it's back on the table that, okay, we've got to go and look at this definition again. Yes, so we have an article number three paragraph to the definition of critical advertising and if you allow me, I'm just gonna read it. It's quite long, but just to get a sense of it, right? So TTPA defines political advertising as it means the preparation, placement, promotion, publication, delivery or dissemination by any means of message normally provided for remuneration or through in -house activities or as part of a political advertising campaign by or on behalf of a political actor, blah, blah, blah, which is liable and designed to influence, and this is not extremely important, the outcome of an election or referendum voting behavior or that's the most critical part, legislative or regulatory process at Union National Regional or local level. […]
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- Jochen König
- Bruce Schneier
- Nathan Sanders
- Jacob Ward
- Dr Betto van Waarden
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- YouTube views
- 12,026
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 28 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 51
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