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Straight out of the Trump 2016 playbook - an outfit fronted by the ex CTO of Vote Leave runs ads encouraging people in some areas to vote Green (and the Greens aren't happy)
Just like with Trump, the idea is to deceive & confuse https://www.wired.co.uk/article/vote-leave-3rd-party-green-party
Just like with Trump, the idea is to deceive & confuse https://www.wired.co.uk/article/vote-leave-3rd-party-green-party
Just one example of what happened in 2016, pro Trump trolls developed official looking Clinton ads telling people to vote by text message
A similar group of shysters is running things over here & vote suppression / diversion is a big part of what they do https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/inside-4chans-election-day-mayhem-and-misinformation-playboo
A similar group of shysters is running things over here & vote suppression / diversion is a big part of what they do https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/inside-4chans-election-day-mayhem-and-misinformation-playboo
The vote green ads are being targeted at the under 25s, and so far the spend, £800-£1600, is modest. Even so, the ex vote leave staffers have gained 50k impressions from it.
I imagine this is currently something of a test exercise for a bigger voter confusion effort in Dec
I imagine this is currently something of a test exercise for a bigger voter confusion effort in Dec
Few final things:
1 - In 2016 Vote Leave weighted their online spend to the final days, this is only the start. Expect more voter disinformation to come
2 - Small £ can make a big difference, one of the seats targeted, Southampton Itchen, has a Cons majority of 31
1 - In 2016 Vote Leave weighted their online spend to the final days, this is only the start. Expect more voter disinformation to come
2 - Small £ can make a big difference, one of the seats targeted, Southampton Itchen, has a Cons majority of 31
