Self-regulation is not enough: the law on micro-targeted online political campaigns and big data needs reform

Shiner, Bethany (2019) Self-regulation is not enough: the law on micro-targeted online political campaigns and big data needs reform. Democratic Audit Blog (04 Feb 2019). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Election campaigning has changed radically with the growth of data-driven social media campaigns – most notably during the EU referendum campaign. The UK’s election law has not kept up. As part of a new report by the Electoral Reform Society, Bethany Shiner considers proposals for changes to the law to cover both the content of these campaigns and the methods of communication, and concludes that the enforcement of regulations for online political campaigns cannot be left to technology companies like Facebook.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2021 19:51
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108092

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