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Overcoming Democracy: Italy's Online Experiment

Oct 29, 2019 | 10:00 GMT

Comic Beppe Grillo, pictured here in Naples on Oct. 12, 2019, is a founder of Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement.

Comic Beppe Grillo, pictured here in Naples on Oct. 12, is a founder of Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement.

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Italy's experience with a direct democracy platform demonstrates that the vulnerabilities and limitations inherent in internet-based technologies can make some voters more equal than others....

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