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SUMMARY:Death by 1\,000 Likes: Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy? - Sa
 mantha Bradshaw\, Oxford Internet Institute
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CONTACT:Tellef S. Raabe
DESCRIPTION:The use of computational propaganda to shape public attitudes 
 has become one of the most pressing challenges for democracy. Over the pas
 t few years\, there have been several attempts by foreign operatives\, pol
 itical parties\, and populist movements to manipulate the outcome of elect
 ions by spreading disinformation\, amplifying divisive rhetoric\, and micr
 o-targeting polarizing messages to voters.\n\nBy co-opting the advertising
  infrastructure\, algorithms\, and the user agreements that support social
  media platforms\, computational propaganda has been leveraged to sow disc
 ord\, dissent\, and division among citizens in democracies around the worl
 d. This talk will examine the global phenomenon of social media manipulati
 on\, as well as the legal and private self-regulatory responses currently 
 being developed to address these challenges.
LOCATION:17 Mill Lane\, Room E (2nd floor)
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