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hmmm
Stay blissful my friend.
But yes, American social media platforms are targeted during American elections, so you aren't ignorant about one thing.
Every time I hear that 2024 is a big election year for the world I don't really understand the stats.
Like if everyone has 4 year terms then generally a quarter of the world's population will have an election every year.
Not every country has four year terms. Also, elections can be triggered early for various reasons.
Not every country has elections either.
What other terms are popular? 3 years ?
Mainly 5 year terms, but I can see on the list some 6 and 7 year terms as well.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_term_limits
A first round contender, I see