The 2020 Election Will Be a War of Disinformation - The Atlantic
▻https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-2020-disinformation-war/605530
How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election One day last fall, I sat down to create a new Facebook account. I picked a forgettable name, snapped a profile pic with my face obscured, and clicked “Like” on the official pages of Donald Trump and his reelection campaign. Facebook’s algorithm prodded me to follow Ann Coulter, Fox Business, and a variety of fan pages with names like “In Trump We Trust.” I complied. I also gave my cellphone number to the (...)
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