Deepfakes, Trolls, and Cybertroopers: How Social Media Could Sway Elections in 2024
Indonesia, which will hold a general election on 14 February, a swarm of buzzers — people paid to post large volumes of material on social media — is in full swing. Their aim: to sway the electorate. Amid the digital noise, Ika Idris, Co-Director Data & Democracy Research Hub her colleagues are trying to track changes in hate speech, as well as the influence of misinformation — such as an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated ‘deepfake’ video that shows a presidential candidate speaking Chinese, which would suggest a close alliance with China — on voters. Read the full story on Nature.com