Peer-to-Peer Texting, Misinformation, and Political Campaigns - Part 2

12/08/2021 29 min

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Episode Synopsis

This is the second part of a conversation with Jacob Gursky, a researcher at the Center for Media Engagement. We discuss the use of peer-to-peer text messaging in political campaigns, misinformation during the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, and loopholes in current regulation regarding automated mass messaging practices. Read the full paper discussed in this episode here: Peer-to-Peer Texting and the 2020 U.S. Election: Hidden Messages and Intimate Politics.