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Within 12 months we could have a second referendum, local elections and a general election – all vulnerable to digital disinformation

When Damian Collins and his colleagues on the Commons digital, culture, media and sport select committee were in the US taking evidence for their inquiry into disinformation and fake news, they were struck by the priorities of the FBI officials they met.

Yes, it was of the greatest importance to pursue and uncover manipulation of the 2016 presidential election, not least by Russian state actors. But the Feds’ primary focus had already shifted to the speed with which digital technology had advanced since Donald Trump’s unexpected victory, and the new methods of electoral disruption that might be deployed in the 2018 congressional midterms – and in subsequent contests.

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from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/29/elections-fake-news-second-referendum-digital-disinformation
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