Article 4V1FV Microtargeting, bots and hacking: will digital meddling really swing this election? | Alex Hern

Microtargeting, bots and hacking: will digital meddling really swing this election? | Alex Hern

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Alex Hern
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After the 2016 US election, some fear online interference could create political chaos in the UK. The truth is more complex

We're now well into the "phoney war" period of the election - where on the surface all seems calm. Parliament has been prorogued, there have been a few early jabs, and a consensus is already beginning to emerge about how everything will play out online.

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