Social media flooded by bots in run-up to Aussie election

Your letters: Social media feeding partisan politics

Partisan politics keep ruling governments in check, but there has been an alarming trend of parties becoming too polarized, jeopardizing co-operation for effective governance. Social media has played a role in this by causing more aggravation along party lines. As voters gravitate toward social media, parties are influenced by voter preference.

Social media flooded by bots in run-up to Aussie election

As political discussions ramp up, experts have warned of disinformation concerns on social media. Photo: Getty Images A flood of fake social media profiles inundating political discussion and reaching millions of Australians during an election campaign has sparked warnings of a growing threat.

Bots influencing election discussion on social media

Nearly one in five accounts discussing Australia's election analysed on a major social media platform were found to be fake, sparking disinformation concerns.

Labor Party fraudster Jordan Shanks, aka Friendlyjordies, and the missing $1 million

The Labor Party are again trying to silence public criticism of them after they failed last year when they tried to introduce misinformation and disinformation laws to silence social media users. If […] The post Labor Party fraudster Jordan Shanks, aka Friendlyjordies, and the missing $1 million appeared first on Kangaroo Court of Australia.

During the Australian election, nearly one-fifth of the accounts in social media discussions surrounding the Australian election were found to be fake accounts, raising concerns about false information and the fairness of the election.