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[–] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody said that.

I know. These are my own thoughts.

It is not about not liking the outcome of an election.

There have been many elections in EU, concurrent to the existance of that publisher, that did not require their presence in front of the EU parliament.

What changed?

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)
  • Awareness of influence - of private and foreign huge social media platforms onto public discourse, opinion development, and political landscape
  • Increasing foreign agent campaigns to influence and sabotage Europe governments and society
  • Increased awareness of such foreign influences
  • Unexpected/Unpredictable shifts in popularity [is how I read it]

with many concerns focused on how a TikTok campaign managed to propel an unknown candidate from obscurity