We put out the first report from our new project "VERIFIED" yesterday looking at the r/Canada Reddit community and particularly how a very small group of users are able to have an outsized influence over a forum viewed by millions of Canadians. #cdnpoli #reddit www.samaracentre.ca/articles/fed...

From @beathenorth.bsky.social and I for the @theglobeandmail.com today: inauthentic behaviour and 'astroturfing' can work to shift and skew political public opinion in online spaces - and we can't know how common and coercive the practice may be. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

We have a new SAMbot report out today! This time, we've investigated online engagement and abuse on Twitter surrounding the 2023 Alberta election. www.samaracentre.ca/sambot-alber...