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Report Claims That 18 Nation's Elections Were Impacted By Social Engineering Last Year (bbc.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the devastating-impact dept.

sqorbit writes: Independent watchdog group Freedom House released a report that claims that 18 nation's elections were "hacked." Of the 65 countries that Freedom House monitors, 30 appear to be using social media in order to affect elections by attempting to control online discussions. The report covers fake news posts, paid online opinion writers and trolling tactics. Other items in the report speak to online censorship and VPN blocking that blocks information within countries to interfere with elections. The report says net freedom could be aided by: large-scale programs that showed people how to spot fake news; putting tight controls on political adverts; and making social media giants do more to remove bots and tune algorithms to be more objective.

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  1. Re: Grow up, liberals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Clinton isn't going to prison with the rest of the administration. Chump is. Try to stay focused, Cuckservatives.

  2. Re: OH MY GOSH BEAUHD! by msmash+(Top+Editor) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Three years more of Russiagate crony TRUMP, or we could keep pushing to get Hillary on track. You decide.