For the whole election campaign we were on the lookout for what the academics call “computational propaganda”, what the platforms call “co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour” and what the media increasingly calls, rightly or wrongly, Russian bots. In fact, one of the few changes in strategy we saw in the online election was the Conservatives doubling down on simple and stupid. Invent some Labour policies, make up a price-tag for them, and tweet it out as the cost of Labour. Share your reaction to the UK general election result Read moreThe story may get more complicated as time goes on. Overall, Google, where the Tories outspend Labour more than two to one, is perhaps the bleakest tale for the digital campaign.

Source: The Guardian December 14, 2019 11:03 UTC