Don't Blast. Target. Most campaigns waste money because they talk to everyone the same way. That is not strategy.

Precision wins elections, and it starts with knowing exactly who you are talking to.

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#VoterTargeting #MicroTargeting #PoliticalData #CampaignStrategy #VoterEngagement #DigitalCampaign #PoliticalConsulting #CampaignAnalytics #DataDriven #EVUS

Eerder de Europese Commissie op X:
#socialmedia #microtargeting

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Handheld Addiction Exchange FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM and the Architecture of Behavior Debt

Handheld Addiction Exchange open.substack.com/pub/bitterun... #gambling #debt #addition #telemetry #userdata #behavior #microtargeting #onlinegambling

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I’ll focus on how generative #AI is reshaping #PolComm and #democracy, via #chatbots, #deepfakes, #microtargeting & #AISlop.
Thank you, @patyrossini.bsky.social, for the kind invite! 💐
#commsky

Microtargeted Foreign Propaganda: Challenges and EU Policy Options

EU lawmakers are weighing transparency rules for political ads, stricter GDPR enforcement, and platform accountability to curb foreign microtargeted propaganda. Read more: getnews.me/microtargeted-foreign-pr... #eupolicy #microtargeting

Bill C-4 privacy enhancements are modest and fail to regulate politicians’ use of social bots
#Canada #BillC4 #Privacy #DigitalRights #Politics #SocialBots #AI #DataPrivacy #Elections #Democracy #SocialMedia #MicroTargeting #OnlineManipulation #BigData
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Vanaf oktober in EU geen politieke advertenties meer op Facebook en Instagram Meta, het bedrijf achter de sociale mediaplatforms, zegt dat de nieuwe EU-regels voor politieke advertenties het bedrijf opzadelen met te veel beperkingen en onzekerheden.

‘De EU wil met deze wet ook buitenlandse beïnvloeding van verkiezingen tegengaan.’
#Microtargeting
#CambridgeAnalytica
#Desinformatie
#META

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There is little research on #microtargeting ads so far. Mona Krewel & @jeanellefrontin.bsky.social researched their impact in U.S. presidential #elections with the Meta Ad Data Set. Surprisingly, not gender, age or location are used for targeting, but a persons interests instead. #WIConf2025

I was wondering when all the feminist algorithm hackers were finally going to take the power back #MicroTargeting

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#Microtargeting #Disinformation #NarrativeWarfare

The role of content personalisation in political social media campaigning: a review of political microtargeting - Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft Political microtargeting has been widely debated as a potential threat to democratic societies. However, after more than a decade of research on its implementation in political campaigns and effects o...

In a literature review on the #personalisation of content in political campaigns, I summarise findings on political #microtargeting and propose a framework that outlines relationships between personalisation factors and their (potential) effects in persuasive communication. 🎯📖

Public Education Forum is Public Education Forum - Buymeacoffee Welcome to the Public Education Forum. We’re a grassroots project fighting disinformation through open, civic education. Born from a viral tweet in 2023, we’ve launched campaigns, built tools, and spa

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#Disinformation
#CognitiveSecurity
#AIThreats
#Microtargeting
#LiarDividend
#InformationViolence
#ElectionDefense
#NarrativeWarfare

Stay vigilant. Stay unpredictable.

Microtargeting for the Masses

Psychographic disinfo used to be expensive, secretive, and hard to scale.

Now you can generate it in your browser.

GenAI turns personality-driven manipulation into a mass-participation tactic.

🧵 Here’s how.
#Disinformation #Microtargeting

Final thought:
If democracy feels performative, it’s because powerful actors are playing to you, individually.

You are the audience.
You are the target.

And now — you know the script.

#PoliticalTechnology #Microtargeting #CivicResilience #Disinformation #DemocracyDefense

What is microtargeting?

It’s the delivery of personalized political content based on your behavior, fears, preferences, and data trail.

Not to inform.
But to manipulate.

To manipulate you.

#Microtargeting

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Not to convince you.

But to divide, distract, and disable.

#PoliticalTechnology #Microtargeting #DemocracyDefense

📚 Microtargeting 2024 Series (van Gils, Müller, Prüfer)
Hashtags for the 2024 series: #Microtargeting #Democracy #Disinformation #ElectionIntegrity #DigitalDemocracy #InformationIntegrity #CivicTrust #PsychOps #VoterAwareness

📚 Microtargeting 2018 Series (Utrecht Law Review)
Hashtags for the 2018 series: #Microtargeting #Democracy #Disinformation #DarkPatterns #InformationIntegrity #CivicTrust #DigitalManipulation #PolicySolutions #VoterRights

Political Microtargeting: What Experts Already Knew in 2018

Before the scandals exploded, scholars warned:

Microtargeting threatens democracy at its core.

Here’s what they said — and why it’s still urgent today:

#Democracy #Microtargeting

Early Legal and Ethical Proposals for Regulating Political Microtargeting (2018)

Long before major scandals, scholars outlined ways to protect democracy from digital manipulation.

Here are the early proposals — and why they still matter today.

#Microtargeting #Democracy

#Microtargeting

Dark Patterns in Politics:
Hidden Persuasion Techniques and Why They Matter

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Why Transparency Alone Was Already Seen As Insufficient (2018 Warning)

Even in 2018, scholars warned: transparency rules are necessary — but not enough.

Here’s why disclosure cannot fully fix the dangers of political microtargeting.

#Microtargeting #Democracy

Here’s what you need to know:

#Microtargeting #DarkPatterns

How Political Microtargeting Undermines Voter Autonomy

At the heart of democracy is free, informed choice.

Microtargeting threatens that by manipulating decisions without voters' full awareness.

Here’s how it works — and why it matters:

#Microtargeting #Democracy

5 Alarming Risks of Political Microtargeting Identified in 2018

Well before recent scandals, experts mapped out how microtargeting could quietly erode democracy.

Here are 5 key dangers they identified — many now unfolding today.

#Microtargeting #Democracy

Final note:
Looking back at early expert warnings shows how urgent and foreseeable today's challenges were.

Understanding these foundations is key to defending democracy.

#Democracy #Microtargeting

Political Microtargeting: Early Warnings from 2018

As Cambridge Analytica made headlines, scholars were analyzing the deeper dangers of political microtargeting.

Here’s what they knew — and why it still matters today:

#Microtargeting #Democracy

How Microtargeting Changes Voter Behavior — and Why It Hurts Democracy

Political microtargeting does not just inform voters.

It alters who receives information, what they believe, and how elections function.

#Disinformation #Microtargeting

@jbs.cam.ac.uk Prof David Stillwell on predicting someone's personality using "likes" on Facebook.

125 likes --> as accurate as a family member
225 likes --> as accurate as your spouse

Imagine what malign influencers can do with this data.

#microtargeting

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