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Communication between governments and citizens has changed over the years. The digital era has provided state actors with new channels to spread their messages. Different channels offer different types of outreach. Nevertheless, successful communication requires consistency and coordination. This is even more important in the current crisis we have witnessed with the coronavirus pandemic. In […] More
From doctored videos to fake quotes, the presidential candidate is muddying the water online – and it’s working If a dumpster is already on fire, is there any harm in throwing some more trash into it? Mike Bloomberg’s campaign has spent the last month unapologetically performing the digital equivalent of dumping buckets of fresh garbage […] More
‘Tongue-in-cheek’ clip falsely suggesting candidate silenced his rivals will not be removed from Instagram A heavily edited video of Mike Bloomberg’s performance at Wednesday’s democratic debate in Nevada has prompted fresh questions about disinformation policies on social media platforms. The video posted by the Bloomberg campaign to Instagram on Thursday paints a flattering portrait of […] More
Policy change involves what Facebook calls ‘branded content’, sponsored items posted by ordinary users who are typically paid by companies Facebook decided on Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network’s rules governing political ads, in a reversal that highlights difficulties tech companies and regulators have […] More
What will Bloomberg try to buy next? His campaign is quietly hiring Instagram influencers to make him seem cool Money can’t buy you friends. But it can buy you influence – or influencers, to be precise. In the latest round of “What will Mike Bloomberg buy next?” (he has already been accused of buying his […] More
