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Lies, Spies and Big Data: How Fake News Is Rewriting Political Landscapes

... with Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote, but losing the presidency based on the U.S. electoral college structure. However, months after Donald Trump was declared President of the United States, questions remain about the legitimacy of the U.S. elections. The central issues are the emergence and use of so-called ‘Fake News’ and the accusation that Russia, through espionage and online hacking operations, sought to influence the presidential elections to promote Donald Trump and denigrate ...

22.06.2017

The XXI Century Gold Rush — Social Networks and Big Data

... management. From a political perspective, the American elections campaign demonstrated that social media have materially altered the information environment — the majority of the US electorate under the age of 35 was receiving information about the elections via the social media. This is a serious trend that will be gaining momentum in the following couple of years, especially in the countries hosting election processes. 1 . This doesn’t mean that countries with authoritarian regimes have no access to social networks,...

05.04.2017

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)