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martyb
on Wednesday November 15 2017, @06:53AM
from the following-in-leader's-footsteps dept.
from the following-in-leader's-footsteps dept.
Elections in 18 separate nations were influenced by online disinformation campaigns last year, suggests research.
Independent watchdog Freedom House looked at how online discourse was influenced by governments, bots and paid opinion formers.
In total, 30 governments were actively engaged in using social media to stifle dissent, said the report.
Educating users to spot fake news and making tech firms police their networks could combat the manipulation, it said.
Hacking must explain why voters are going off-script.
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Votes in 18 Nations 'Hacked' in Last Year
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday November 16 2017, @01:16AM
Fuck yeah!
Mr Ed!
And Ma & Pa Kettle!
Old TV rules!
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