Social Media and the Right to Vote

This paper discusses the legal implications of social media for the free exercise of the right to vote. In the last years, social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook) have been responsible for the rise and fall of several politicians. Social media platforms influence voters in numerous ways: they promote political debate, increase the electoral participation of...

Panel 72, TUESDAY JUNE 26 2018 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM