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022| Pro-Brexit Twitter Views Amplified by the Global Far Right

Apr 2, 2019

The pro-leave side of the Brexit debate is getting support from far-right Twitter users based outside the UK. After investigating 24 million Brexit-related tweets, that's the conclusion Andy Patel, researcher from F-Secure's Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, has arrived at. In this episode, Patel discusses his research, the spread of misinformation, and how social media can often be just an echo chamber for people who share the same views.

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Episode 22 transcript

Analysis of Brexit-centric Twitter Activity

Brexit-related Twitter mischief supported by global far right

BBC - Foreign far-right Twitter users manipulated Brexit debate