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Disinformation and elections to the European Parliament
Desinformation und die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament
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Abstract Elections to the European Parliament (EP) will take place in May 2019. Politicians and experts fear that the election process might be disrupted by disinformation campaigns and cyber attacks. In December 2018, the European Commission presented an action plan against disinformation. It provided 5 mi... view more
Elections to the European Parliament (EP) will take place in May 2019. Politicians and experts fear that the election process might be disrupted by disinformation campaigns and cyber attacks. In December 2018, the European Commission presented an action plan against disinformation. It provided 5 million euros for raising awareness amongst voters and policymakers about manipulation, and for increasing the cyber security of electoral systems and processes. The strategy relies on voluntary and nonbinding approaches by Internet companies to fight disinformation. To protect the integrity of elections in the medium term, independent research into technical, legal and market-regulating reforms must be boosted. The objective should be to preserve the functionality of democracies and elections in the age of digitalisation. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; European Parliament; election; election to the European Parliament; disinformation; public opinion; manipulation; political influence; information technology; communication technology; hacker; security policy; defense policy
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Free Keywords
Verschwörungstheorie; Sicherheitsstrategie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 16/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019C16
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications