Election influence
Influencing elections and the information environment are hot topics in our society, and indeed elsewhere in the world. On this page you can learn more about how information influence is used in election processes.
Information influence
Information that affects our decisions
In today’s digital environment, different actors attempt to influence how and what we think using information. The purpose may be to influence what we think, and this may resemble ordinary election campaigns. However, the difference lies in the motives and methods used to influence us.
The 2024 US election
The Psychological Defence Agency monitored the US election to learn more with a view to developing Sweden’s psychological defence. In the election, it could be seen that known influence techniques were used, while new techniques were also developed.
Seminar
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Malign information influence during the 2024 super election year
In the seminar you will listen to Jakub Kalenský, Sandra Elvin and Mikael Tofvesson talking about harmful information influence and the methods that foreign threat actors use to sway democratic electoral processes.
Here, Michael Weiss, Jakub Kalenský and Andrea Liebman talk about how previous US presidential elections have been targeted by information influence attempts, and about the lessons learned to protect the 2024 US election.
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Malign information influence in the U.S. elections
In the seminar Michael Weiss, Jakub Kalenský and Andrea Liebman discuss how previous U.S. presidential elections have been subjected to attempts at information influence, and what lessons have been learned to help safeguard the U.S. election in 2024.
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