Is it currently possible to have a free and fair election? Tuesday’s TED talk raised this and other questions as it examined the Brexit vote and how it was influenced by social media. The speaker opinioned that the Brexit referendium basically took place on Facebook and was influenced by individuals and companies that had their personal agendas, which violated electoral laws. She called upon Facebook to release data that might identify the violaters.
In the discussion that followed, it was acknowledged that each of us has the duty to do our own due diligence when faced with an electorial decision. Likewise, we should refrain from publishing information that we have not verified as being factual.
