Still think your vote doesn’t count? #BCelection2024

NEW - Elections BC has finished initial ballot count. The BC NDP won 46 seats, Conservatives 45, Greens 2. Final count will take place Oct 26 to 28 including approximately 49,000 mail in ballots BC wide. Recounts will take place in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre.

📣New BJPIR article out now! 'Understanding the communicative strategies used in online political advertising and how the public views them' by Katharine Dommett, Samuel A Mensah, Junyan Zhu & [email protected] 🔓Find in #OpenAccess here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… Political Studies Association

A milestone worth celebrating: 49 women are set to serve in the #BCLeg 43rd Parliament, marking the first time in BC's history that more women than men will take their seat in the Legislative Chamber (also a first for a Canadian provincial legislature) #WomensHistoryMonth #BCpoli

JOB ALERT: I'm advertisinga 3 year post-doc looking at digital technology and trust. Its to join a new project starting in January. If you have any questions do get in touch: jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdynp… PSA Technology, Internet, and Policy (TIP) PSA ECN

🚨 NEW PAPER: When low-income Americans get $1,000/month for 3 years, what happens to their political views & behavior? The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵

A few initial thoughts on the Hogue Commission report, which I believe is an incredibly important document for the future of Canadian democracy. In short, at a time when the US is undermining efforts to study and respond to disinformation, this report puts Canada on the

⚠️ Information Incident: WeChat Posts SITE flagged a first-ever case of alleged foreign interference in a Canadian election via WeChat posts tied to PRC state media. But our investigation finds no evidence of targeted influence or abnormal engagement.

Le groupe SITE a signalé des posts coordonnés et inauthentiques en chinois sur WeChat à propos de Mark Carney. Mais selon Junyan Zhu, il s’agissait plutôt d’une intro à la politique canadienne, sans soutien clair à un parti ou candidat: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/21557…

My latest interview discussing foreign interference

3️⃣ US influence loomed large, but was mostly perceived: Despite public anxiety about annexation talk and Trump-related narratives, we found no significant evidence of U.S. state actor interference.

Canadian Conservative YouTubers claim they were offered Russian money to fund their videos Experts warn that content creators and influencers could be prime targets for foreign actors looking to interfere in Canada’s democracy pressprogress.ca/canadian-conse…