Notices tagged with election

#Cumhuriyet, a turkish newspaper with many of their journalists been or are to prision reports on possible manipulation of the latest #election in #turkey.

In the area of #Harran several ballot boxes had not a single vote for the opposition, neither a single invalid voting paper.
(source: rdl https://rdl.de/beitrag/anzeichen-f-r-wahlbetrug-der-t-rkei)
#turkeyelections2018

#UK #election watchdog calls for 'urgent' regulation for digital political ads https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3034814/electoral-commission-urges-regulation-for-online-political-campaigning completely and categorically dangerous, ripe for abuse, can silence dissent

Does #censorship in #turkey void #election legitimacy? They have silenced and blocked opposition's voice. https://www.telecompaper.com/news/turks-turn-to-vpns-to-overcome-censorship-ahead-of-election--1249743

Court Recognizes Threat #Kobach Poses to #Election Integrity https://www.aclu.org/blog/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression/court-recognizes-threat-kobach-poses-election

The West & Gulf Couldn’t Sway These Lebanese Elections https://consortiumnews.com/2018/05/31/the-west-gulf-couldnt-sway-these-lebanese-elections/ not just Russia has a stake in outcomes. #election #lebanon

Facebook Use Has Been Dropping Since the 2016 Election, According to SimilarWeb

HN link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17096542

Posted by Kroeler (karma: 237)

Post stats: Points: 129 - Comments: 56 - 2018-05-17T22:15:43Z

#HackerNews #2016 #according #been #dropping #election #facebook #has #similarweb #since #the #use

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All images of the Facebook ads Russians purchased during the election

HN link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17050907

Posted by JeremyMorgan (karma: 2309)

Post stats: Points: 150 - Comments: 87 - 2018-05-11T21:25:00Z

#HackerNews #ads #all #during #election #facebook #images #purchased #russians #the

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#CambridgeAnalytica: how did it turn clicks into votes?

#Facebook 2012 #patent on “determining user personality from #socialnetworking”:
“Stored #personality characteristics may be used as #targeting criteria for advertisers... to increase the likelihood that the user… positively interacts with a selected #advertisement.”

#socialmedia #election #privacy

http://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/06/cambridge-analytica-how-turn-clicks-into-votes-christopher-wylie

"two unexpected Green wins contributed to the Tories losing control."
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/local-elections-2018-live-results-14613312
Why "unexpected"? Many of us who are on the 'left' vote Green
#manchester #election #uk

Open Source #Election System Certified https://opensource.org/node/929 see http://techrights.org/2015/06/06/voting-systems/

Crimean elections https://i.imgur.com/o88L8s2.png #orban #election #hungary

#orban #election #hungary https://i.redd.it/sgi2ofiuemq01.jpg

"when I voted 4 years ago there were 19 parties on the ballet – sadly, more parties does not equal more democracy."
https://loadaverage.org/conversation/10228183
#hungary #election

"The largest block of voters in America isn’t Democrats or Republicans. It’s the people who don’t vote"
https://www.alternet.org/human-rights/robert-reich-what-if-everyone-voted
Look at @debates
The #election system is rigged. In many ways. Two-'choice' charade. People know it.

"Last weekend, two network disruptions occurred in #Sierra eone right before and after the country’s runoff elections.

This post examines these disruptions and shares data that corroborates local reports." https://ooni.torproject.org/post/sierra-leone-network-disruptions-2018-elections/ #tor #election