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IGF 2022 Lightning Talk #52 Elections in the Twittersphere: how did the presidential elections in Ecuador and Peru feel?

    Usuarios Digitales
    Fabián Auz, Usuarios Digitales, ONG, Latam
    Elaine Ford, Democracia Digital, ONG, Latam

    Speakers

    Fabián Auz, Usuarios Digitales, ONG, Latam
    Elaine Ford, Democracia Digital, ONG, Latam
    Alfredo Velazco, Usuarios Digitales, ONG, Latam

    Onsite Moderator

    Fabián Auz

    Online Moderator

    Alfredo Velazco

    Rapporteur

    Alfredo Velazco

    SDGs

    16.1


    Targets: During the electoral season, the use of abnormal accounts on social networks to attack opponents has been detected, the talk gives evidence that the attacks and online violence during the electoral season have the opposite effect

    Format

    Lightning Talks

    Duration (minutes)
    30
    Language

    English

    Description

    With the restrictions imposed by the covid-19 pandemic, the digital space gained greater importance in electoral campaigns, despite access limitations. The twittersphere is gaining ground in debates, confrontations and manipulation, however there is a certain perception that we summarize in three questions:
    In the elections they only tweet about politics?
    Do support/attack trends help?
    Can the results be predicted?

    Responses with Twitter data in the electoral period of Peru and Ecuador

    Chat comments will be collected (online)
    Comments will be collected (onsite)
    Survey app will be used (online)
    A collaborative document will be used for contributions and to maintain contact (online)
    Space will be allocated for questions (onsite/online)