Categories: Estero

Five profiles of an election: How social media posts target US fictional voters – BBC Newsnight


Earlier this year Americast and Newsnight launched the Undercover Voter project exploring what content US voters see on social media.

The BBC’s Disinformation & Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring set up different accounts on the five main social media platforms including: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok.

Characters include ‘Populist Right’ Britney and ‘Progressive Left’ Emma that offer a snapshot into what similar real voters are being exposed to.

But how far have posts about conspiracy theories accelerated in the US midterms? And how responsible are the social media giants?

Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight

#BBCNews #BBCNewsnight

Redazione

Comments are closed.

Recent Posts

Edizione delle ore 20.00 del 27/03/2026

L'informazione della testata giornalistica di LA7 diretta da Enrico Mentana

2 ore ago

Did Meta and YouTube weaponise FOMO? | top comment

After a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction case, we explain why the…

2 ore ago

Tiger Woods charged with driving under influence after high speed car crash | BBC News

The golfer Tiger woods has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence after a high speed crash in…

3 ore ago

What is RFK doing to vaccines for children in America? | BBC News

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from making big changes to vaccines for children in the United…

4 ore ago

Perché l’agricoltura sta pagando più di tutti il caro gasolio?

Il costo del gasolio agricolo sale, ma gli aiuti più incisivi vanno altrove. Secondo Unimpresa, il settore agricolo rischia di…

4 ore ago