As large language models (LLMs) increasingly replace traditional search engines as tools for information gathering, the use of AI in the political arena—and its impact on elections—is inevitable.

Text messages that come to your phone as spam messages are a nuisance at best and a risk to your personal security at worst. But somewhere in between lies a unique type of spam text message that ...

“Hi, we chose you for our Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Candidate Assessment but you didn’t respond. It’s only 11 questions,” the text message said, followed by a link. The scolding came out of the blue, ...

Students of Ricardo Valencia, associate professor of communications at Cal State Fullerton, have a unique perspective on the local, state and national political campaigns filling the news this ...

Political parties are increasingly investing in social media campaigns in an attempt to shape consensus. Refined analysis and complex techniques are now widely used in political communication ...

Digital platforms have become the essential infrastructure of modern life. They power everything from our group chats to businesses, shopping, election campaigns and emergency coordination. They ...

In my time researching political advertising, one common communication method that often generates complaints is the proliferation of campaign corflutes. Politicians love them. Not so, many members of ...