Allegations of Digital Dirty War Break Into the Chilean Presidential Campaign

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A report released Wednesday night on the Chilean television channel (CHV), Who act in the shadows of social networks, has revealed a network of bots destined to discredit both Evelyn Matthei and Jeannette Jara, the candidates of the traditional right and the left, respectively. So far, two anonymous troll accounts have been identified by the Chilean media: that of Neuroc, which is defined with a Republican commitment “100%”, and that of Patito V…

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The repercussions continue as a result of a network charge of bots that are dedicated to harming political reputations...

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According to the investigation, one of the members is journalist Patricio Góngora Torreblanca, a member of the Canal 13 board. "We expect the people concerned to speak out," the government said.

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Santiago de Chile, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Journalist Patricio Góngora today resigned from his position as director of Channel 13 of television and denied his link with bots that campaign dirty during the race heading for the presidency of Chile. The post Director of Channel 13 of Chile resigns and denies link with bots first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

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The presidential candidate also acknowledged meeting Patricio Góngora, former member of the board of directors of Canal 13, who was related to the topic of bots in the report.