Tagged: Technology and Elections
Conrad Omodiagbe
Youtube Introduces Policy to Combat Misleading Political Content
With several elections scheduled for the year, globally, and campaigns for the November 3rd US Presidential Elections well underway, the streaming giant, YouTube, has announced its decision to regulate and ban doctored or fake videos that might mislead voters, inadvertently affecting the global electoral process. Stringent Safety Measures The video streaming platform, which was purchased […]
Farida Adamu
The Link Between Italy’s Far-right Party and Russia
While the American President is still fighting off allegations suggesting he colluded with the Russian Government to win the 2016 elections, Russia finds itself entangled in yet another international election conspiracy. This time it involves the Italian Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, who has been accused of secretly funding his populist party (League Party) with Russian […]
Asari Ndem
Mutharika, Malawians await results after elections
On the 21st of May, Malawians headed to their various polling booths to elect a president, National Assembly members and Local Government Councillors. Polls opened at 6 am for an election which was the “first since a new law forced parties to declare large donations and banned the once-common practice by candidates of giving cash […]
The Election Network
1 in 5 elections faced foreign cyber interference
One in five national elections held worldwide since 2016 were potentially influenced by foreign (cyber) interference, according to a joint report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and IT industry professional association ACS. An analysis of 97 national elections and 31 referenda that have been held since the 2016 US presidential election identified 20 countries with […]
The Election Network
Malawi Tests Election Results System
An election governing body in Malawi has done its first test of a system that tallies election results, as a May 21 poll draws near. Testing of the Results Management System is meant to find weaknesses and glitches, as officials hope Tuesday’s exercise will help calm fears of election rigging. Officials placed staff and equipment […]
Asari Ndem
Twitter suspends fake news accounts ahead of Israeli Elections
Popular social media platform, Twitter, has suspended 61 accounts peddling fake news ahead of the April 9 elections in Israel. This brings the total of related accounts suspensions to 343 since the election was announced last year. All 61 accounts involved had a total of 28,041 followers and mostly tweeted their fake news in English. […]
The Election Network
Nigeria’s electoral agency walks back plan to electronically transmit results
Citing legalities, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral agency would no longer pursue its plans to electronically transmit results from polling units across the country to the National Collation Centre. “In the absence of legal backing for electronic transmission, the commission can only do a nationwide pilot in 2019, ” INEC chairman, Prof […]