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Dialogue & Discourse

Erik Brown

Jul 22, 2019

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Algorithms & Elections

How Google & Facebook Can Manipulate Election Results

The idea of election manipulation has been circulating in the media for a few years now. Their focus seems to be aimed at nefarious foreign actors trying to influence a domestic vote. While this is a problem, there appears to be something missing.

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