Doom Scrolling and Disinformation: Voting in the 21st Century

• In Event: Digital Media Effects on International Security: Influence Operations, Disinformation, and Diplomacy

Brief Overview

Examines how foreign actors use social media algorithms and disinformation to manipulate voter decision-making by exploiting emotional vs. rational cognitive systems, with policy implications for countering election interference.

Author

• Brandon Frederick De Bruhl, University of Southern California