Democracy U.S. influence is seen as an even greater threat to democracy than Russia or China, a recent poll says

0 The Democracy Perception Index study identified inequality and the power of large technology companies as the biggest threats to democracies. Fresh in a survey measuring perceptions of democracy, U.S. influence is seen as a greater threat to democracies than Russia or China. 44 percent Democracy Perception Index respondents were concerned that U.S. influence threatened democracy in the respondent country. China was influenced by 38 percent and Russia by 28 percent. The survey, commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies and carried out by Latana, was answered by around 50,000 participants in 53 countries. There were no respondents from Finland. The…