What's Up with WhatsApp: The Widespread Use of WhatsApp in Political Campaigning in the Global South - Our Data Our Selves
amarashar's bookmarks 2018-08-13
Summary:
In the country reports by Tactical Tech's partners as part of our research on the global Influence Industry, it is clear that since 2015, WhatsApp is increasingly becoming the main tool for political campaigns in the Global South, and its influence is continuing to grow. According to Brendan Tobin, head of the political-campaign software company Ecanvasser, "...in South America and Central America [...] some campaigns just run on WhatsApp groups."