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Caveat emptor
Posted on: November 14, 2017 at 12:27:55 CT
Silas MU
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At least 18 nations holding elections in 2016 experienced some kind of information attacks similar to the Russian social media campaign in the U.S., according to a new report.
The annual Freedom House "Freedom on the Net" report, released Tuesday, tabulates this kind of election interference into its nation-by-nation rankings of internet freedom, under the theory that diluting authentic speech stifles legitimate debate.
In at least 16 nations, including the U.S., Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and the United Kingdom, election campaigns included a substantial influx of deliberately fabricated news stories.
In other instances, the government has purchased vast armies of social media posters to hijack discussion threads.
Praising Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on social media in the run-up to the election could earn a member of his "keyboard army" $10 a day, while Turkey's ruling party paid 6,000 "White Trolls" to manipulate conversations.
The annual Freedom House "Freedom on the Net" report, released Tuesday, tabulates this kind of election interference into its nation-by-nation rankings of internet freedom, under the theory that diluting authentic speech stifles legitimate debate.
In at least 16 nations, including the U.S., Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and the United Kingdom, election campaigns included a substantial influx of deliberately fabricated news stories.
In other instances, the government has purchased vast armies of social media posters to hijack discussion threads.
Praising Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on social media in the run-up to the election could earn a member of his "keyboard army" $10 a day, while Turkey's ruling party paid 6,000 "White Trolls" to manipulate conversations.
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Caveat emptor - Silas MU - 11/14 12:27:55
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