Elections
election influence
election influence
Watch Cambridge Analytica’s CEO Offer to Entrap Political Opponents With Sex Workers
Secret video of Cambridge Analytica’s top executives reveals how the firm covertly and unethically influences elections around the world.
Sarah Emerson
3.19.18
Trump 2020,
Trump 2020,
Federal Employees Could Get Fired for Liking the Wrong Tweet
Since Trump is already campaigning for 2020, the Hatch Act is in effect, and it covers social media.
Kaleigh Rogers
3.6.18
Boty Politic
Boty Politic
The Bots That Are Changing Politics
A taxonomy of politibots, a swelling force in global elections that cannot be ignored.
Renee DiResta
John Little
Jonathon Morgan
Lisa Maria Neudert
Ben Nimmo
11.2.17
314 Action
314 Action
These 14 Scientists Are Opposing Anti-Science Conservatives in the Next Election
The nerds are here.
Kaleigh Rogers
9.18.17
Internet Insecurity
Internet Insecurity
Hacking Germany's Vote Counting Software Was ‘Trivial,’ Researchers Warn
A group of researchers found that the software to count votes was a “total disaster.“
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
9.7.17
def con
def con
At DEF CON, I Watched Hackers Take Voting Machines Apart
At the annual DEF CON hacking conference, hackers were given free reign to rip apart, reverse engineer and probe voting machines, some of which are currently in use across the US.
Joseph Cox
7.28.17
Internet Insecurity
Internet Insecurity
Online Voting Is a Terrible Idea
An ode to pen and paper.
Claudio Guarnieri
6.9.17
Facebook elects
Facebook elects
Britain's Political Parties Are Spending Millions on Voter Micro-Targeting
The data that turned the world upside down continues to do so.
Ben Sullivan
5.9.17
How to spot a fake
How to spot a fake
Why Millions of Brits Won't See Facebook's Tips to Fight Fake News
By only running in broadsheets, the advert is missing wide swaths of the population.
Ben Sullivan
5.8.17
Elections
Elections
Why Britain’s Snap Election Is Bad News for Science
Theresa May has a questionable history with science and tech policies, and her leadership might now be extended.
Ben Sullivan
4.18.17
pirate party
pirate party
Former Fetish Model Ancilla van de Leest Is Leading the Dutch Pirate Party to Promote Privacy
According to the leader of the Dutch Pirate Party, there is a serious lack of the necessary technological knowledge in Dutch parliament.
Wester van Gaal
3.15.17
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
UK Asks Journalists to Not Name Ex-Agent Allegedly Behind Trump Report
The UK government issued what is known as a D-notice, but plenty of outlets aren’t taking the advice.
Joseph Cox
1.12.17
