- Question
Is social media being used to target the disenfranchised in swing states?
The 2016 US Presidential election saw the use of fake news to concentrate polarising content in swing states, and to intimidate certain groups of people into not showing up to vote. Under the extreme pressure of the 2020 Presidential elections, is social media being used to target the disenfranchised in swing states?
Yes, social media is being used to target the disenfranchised in swing states
Social media is being used to target the disenfranchised in swing states. Polarising content is being used for voter suppression and foreign states are influencing the 2020 election.
- Social media has made it easier to target specific areas anonymously
- During the 2016 US election polarising content was concentrated in swing states
- Celebrity endorsements are influencing voter opinions
- Lies surrounding coronavirus are being spread to stop voters from showing up
- Disinformation was circulated online during the 2020 presidential primaries
- Foreign states have attempted to influence the 2020 election
No, social media is not being used to target the disenfranchised in swing states
This position holds that social media is not being used to target disenfranchised voters in swing states. It argues that social media's influence on voters is exaggerated, that most Americans were not exposed to fake news in 2016, and that claims of voter suppression are overstated.