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| title = Computational Propaganda<br />
| author = Samuel C. Woolley and Philip N. Howard (editors)<br />
| year = 2018<br />
| isbn = 978-0-19-093140-7<br />
| isbn_verified = <br />
| role = Analysis<br />
| domain1 = Technology & Media<br />
| domain2 = Politics & Elections<br />
| tactic1 = Propaganda Technique<br />
| tactic2 = Manipulation<br />
}}<br />
'''''Computational Propaganda''''' is a 2018 book by Samuel C. Woolley and Philip N. Howard (editors).<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
This edited volume from Oxford University Press collects research from the Computational Propaganda Project at the Oxford Internet Institute, led by Philip Howard, with Samuel Woolley.<br />
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=== Bots, trolls and algorithms ===<br />
The authors define computational propaganda as the use of algorithms, automation and human curation to distribute misleading information over social media. They document automated accounts (bots), coordinated networks of human operators and the exploitation of platform algorithms.<br />
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=== Country studies ===<br />
Chapters examine Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Poland, Taiwan, Brazil, Germany, the United States and China, showing that governments, political parties and private firms in many countries, including democracies, use these techniques.<br />
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=== Relevance to Bullshitopedia ===<br />
An empirical foundation for understanding online propaganda, relevant to many Bullshitopedia entries on social media campaigns.<br />
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== Related entries ==<br />
* [[Cambridge Analytica's psychographic targeting swung the 2016 election]]<br />
* [[Pizzagate]]<br />
* [[Library:LikeWar]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://openlibrary.org/search?isbn=9780190931407 Open Library record]</div>Paulsiegel