Can Meta's Platforms Still Swing An Election?
The Content Mines
English - September 23, 2022 17:42 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBTech News News Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week we’re looking forward at the US midterms and the upcoming Brazilian presidential election by looking back at how Meta’s platforms played a role in both four years ago. It may feel like nothing’s changed, but it also feels like we’re in a completely new online world. So we’re curious whether apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have the viral power to impact an election in 2022.
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