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Episode 7: Election Deep Dive A Decade Apart: Technology & Politics Podcast
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We jump in deep and discuss the election, the outcome, the voter split, how online voting could change the way we vote and the digital antics starting to play a big role in the way in which canvassing and campaigning is done.
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Theresa May and the DUP deal: What you need to know - BBC News — UK Prime Minister Theresa May called a general election, thinking she could increase her power ahead of Brexit talks. But it turned out she didn't do as well as hoped and her party no longer has a majority of members of parliament (MPs).YouGov | How Britain voted at the 2017 general election — YouGov conducts one of Britain's biggest ever post-election surveys to chart how the nation's political character is shiftingColchester Voting station — Voting station in ColchesterFull transcript: Hillary Clinton at Code 2017 - Recode — The former U.S. Secretary of State talks with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg about the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump and Russia, Russia, Russia.Apply Magic Sauce - Facebook Prediction API - — Try the Facebook profile prediction AI on yourself. Inquiry launched into targeting of UK voters through social media | Technology | The Guardian — The information commissioner has launched an investigation into the way UK political parties target voters through social media with a warning that if they send political messages to people based on their individual data, they could be breaking the law.
We jump in deep and discuss the election, the outcome, the voter split, how online voting could change the way we vote and the digital antics starting to play a big role in the way in which canvassing and campaigning is done.
Links:
Theresa May and the DUP deal: What you need to know - BBC News — UK Prime Minister Theresa May called a general election, thinking she could increase her power ahead of Brexit talks. But it turned out she didn't do as well as hoped and her party no longer has a majority of members of parliament (MPs).YouGov | How Britain voted at the 2017 general election — YouGov conducts one of Britain's biggest ever post-election surveys to chart how the nation's political character is shiftingColchester Voting station — Voting station in ColchesterFull transcript: Hillary Clinton at Code 2017 - Recode — The former U.S. Secretary of State talks with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg about the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump and Russia, Russia, Russia.Apply Magic Sauce - Facebook Prediction API - — Try the Facebook profile prediction AI on yourself. Inquiry launched into targeting of UK voters through social media | Technology | The Guardian — The information commissioner has launched an investigation into the way UK political parties target voters through social media with a warning that if they send political messages to people based on their individual data, they could be breaking the law.
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