Twitter’s decision has been greeted with enthusiasm — but the effect on disinformation campaigns is likely to be marginal. — The political sphere has been abuzz over the last weeks with the announcement by Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey that his platform would no longer accept political advertisements. The policy change will take full effect on 22 November, just in time for the UK General Election in December. It…

Are there features about some political systems that make them more prone to electoral manipulation attempts? — Disinformation campaigns are being used everywhere to undermine democracy. Yet, most accounts of online disinformation swaying elections come out of the US and the UK. …