1.0Earth Guardianhttps://earthguardian.earth/en/Francesco del Orbehttps://earthguardian.earth/en/author/ufdelorbe/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I9THTBOBPp"><a href="https://earthguardian.earth/en/what-digital-direct-democracy-really-means/">What Digital Direct Democracy Really Means</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://earthguardian.earth/en/what-digital-direct-democracy-really-means/embed/#?secret=I9THTBOBPp" width="600" height="338" title="“What Digital Direct Democracy Really Means” — Earth Guardian" data-secret="I9THTBOBPp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://earthguardian.earth/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://earthguardian.earth/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e-voting.jpg1200800The idea of directly participating in every political decision, instead of just casting ballots every four years, fascinates many. Switzerland shows how direct democracy works at municipal, cantonal, and federal levels - by mail, increasingly also digitally.