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Germany: 90% of voters fear manipulation by foreign actors ahead of election on February 23 - Russia, U.S., China perceived top threats (www.dw.com)
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Here is the original poll in German.

German voters are overwhelmingly concerned about foreign election interference according to a new poll published by the Brussels-based digital industry association Bitkom.

Overall, the poll found that 88% of the more than 1,000 eligible voters surveyed expressed fear that outside forces, whether governments, groups or individuals, would actively attempt to sway the vote through social media campaigns.

Ranked highest among those suspected of nefarious activity was Russia (45%), followed by the US (42%) and China (26%). There was also concern voiced over East European actors (8%).

Those voters polled also provided insight into how they form their political opinions, with 82% citing conversations with friends and family, 76% television and 69% the internet.

Some 80% of respondents felt the next government should address the problem of potential internet and social media misinformation by prioritizing digital policy.

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[โ€“] exploitedamerican@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Regardless i dont see how that makes my comment any less valid. Those with massive wealth use their money to support these campaigns and present an image of strong support within the population although this isnt truly the case however they dont care because they want to manipulate the narrative to manufacture consent. This wont work in Germany with their election laws. Also Germany has much better education standards than the usa so a good percentage of the population will outright reject blatant fascism.

[โ€“] federalreverse@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

This to me, is still a bad take.

Those with massive wealth use their money to support these campaigns

It's one thing when you have domestic billionaires throwing around money and domestic media companies defending their owners' interests. It's another thing if you have even more influence from abroad, including from governments. Ideally, none of the aforementioned groups should have much of an influence though. But you can always make it worse.

manipulate the narrative to manufacture consent. This wont work in Germany with their election laws.

What?

Also Germany has much better education standards than the usa so a good percentage of the population will outright reject blatant fascism.

Yeah, I don't know whether I should be positive about that one.