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Follow on Google News | How Much Algorithm Can Democracy Take?Communication scientists study the effect of microtargeting in political campaigning
By: University of Vienna Today's electoral campaigns have been shifted to the digital realm and political parties are using social media deliberately. Based on social data, such as age, gender and place of residence as well as pages we liked or posts we shared, we receive tailor-made electoral ads directly in our news feeds (such as on Facebook) due to algorithms. This type of political advertising is called microtargeting. How citizens are addressed by which political parties in which way in the digital realm has, however, become a black box for academic research due to new developments. Therefore, researchers have to rely on so-called data donations, i.e. donations by users who submit screenshots of their news feed and answer questions, or who install data donation apps allowing the team to follow ways in which users are targeted during times of electoral campaigns. More information on the project and the work of Lecheler and her team here: https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/ Project DATADRIVEN: https://norfacedatadriven.com View on the media portal: https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/ Scientific contact: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sophie Lecheler Department of Communication, University of Vienna Kolingasse 14-16, 1090 Vienna T +43-1-4277-49375 E sophie.lecheler@ W https://polcom.univie.ac.at; International Distribution Dr. Barbara Bauder PR&D – Public Relations for Research & Education Kollersteig 68, 3400 Klosterneuburg M +43-664-1576- E bauder@prd.at W www.prd.at End
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