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)