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)