Robôs, redes sociais e política no Brasil: estudo sobre interferências ilegítimas no debate público na web, riscos à democracia e processo eleitoral de 2018
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2017-08-20
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It is evident that social networks have the merit of sparking debates and amplifying voices in a space that allows for large repercussion. • Several studies show how Twitter, Facebook, among other platforms, by enabling exchanges and stimulating discussions, have become important instruments of democracy. • However, similarly to the public debate outside of the virtual world, the networks have also been used as a fertile space for the dissemination of false information. • Automated accounts that allow for mass posting have become a potential tool for manipulating debates on social networks, especially in moments of political relevance. • In the general strike of 2017, for example, more than 20% of the interactions that occurred on Twitter between users in favor of the strike were provoked by this type of account. During the 2014 presidential elections, the bots also generated more than 10% of the debate. • With this, the virtual world has been allowing for the adaptation of old political strategies of slander and manipulation of political debates, now in a larger scale. • Identifying the presence of these bots and the debates they create is fundamental for distinguishing which situations are real and which ones are manipulated in the virtual environment. Only then will it be possible to effectively understand the social processes originated in the networks. • This research effort by FGV/DAPP issues an alert that we are not immune, and that we must seek to understand, filter and report the use and dissemination of false or manipulative information through this type of strategy and technology. It is important to be attentive and protect the democratic spaces, including on the social networks. • In the eve of the 'election year' that will define the next Brazilian president, with campaigns happening in a context of extreme competition, it is essential to map the usage patterns of these mechanisms in order to avoid illegitimate interventions on the debate, as already seen in other countries.