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How 'Computational Propaganda' Is Warping American Hearts & Mind
- Politico, Monday, February 5, 2018 9:30 PM
Politico explains how Twitter bots and Trump followers turned #ReleaseTheMemo into a viral beast. “Computational propaganda -- defined as ‘the use of information and communication technologies to manipulate perceptions, affect cognition, and influence behavior’ -- has been used, successfully, to manipulate the perceptions of the American public and the actions of elected officials,” Politico writes.
