Facebook influence campaigners skirt rules ahead of Guinea election
Researchers find 94 pages ‘clearly’ tied to the ruling party that don't disclose they are being paid to post political messages and pictures of President Alpha Conde
Guinea’s ruling party is running a co-ordinated propaganda network on Facebook ahead of October elections that is inconsistent with transparent campaigning, Stanford University said in a report.
Researchers found 94 pages “clearly” tied to the ruling party, but failing to disclose that they were being paid to post text and images in support of President Alpha Conde. Many of the administrators hide their identities by using names, such as “Guineas, Open Your Eyes” or false names, such as “Alpha the Democrat”, according to the report released on Monday. Conde is seeking a third term in the October 18 vote...
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