Social media may have earned a bad rap in recent years thanks to its role in spreading misinformation, fuelling conspiracy theories and a growing perception of its negative impact on elections, but across the board, […]
Category: 2020 Election
Campaign apps like Trump’s to fuel disinformation and partisan tensions
As if America needed any more propaganda, partisanship and disinformation floating through the digital sphere and political system, along comes another unchecked and invasive addition to the current crop of disinformation super-spreaders. While Trump continues […]
Trump Tulsa Rally Numbers Fall Short: Is TikTok to thank?
A few days ago I wrote about how anti-Trump TikTok users started an online movement to attempt to turn Trump’s anticipated rally in Tulsa into a spectator-less affair. By requesting free tickets en masse without […]
Biden’s Digital adventure: A tiktok cameo
TikTok: the home of dance trends, lip syncs, comedy skits and… Joe Biden? The former Vice President made his short TikTok debut on the platform brimming with young voters, on an account specifically aimed at […]
Replacing the Rally: A digital Trump alternative
“We’ve got to get back to the rallies,” Trump said this week. The President misses the sea of red caps dotted with painted faces, patriotic suits and wide open mouths, provoked into either boiling anger […]
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