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Definition[]

Computational propaganda is the

assemblage of social media platforms, autonomous agents, and big data tasked with the manipulation of public opinion.[1]

References[]

  1. Samuel C. Woolley & Philip N. Howard, Political Communication, Computational Propaganda, and Autonomous Agents—Introduction, 10 Int’l J. of Commc'n 4882, 4886 (2016) (full-text).