Romanians confront a deluge of online disinformation ahead of a...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Expert Forum, a Romanian think-tank, said this week that online political campaigning has "entered a new era, dominated by an industry of political promotion through inauthentic networks." "We are witnessing an explosion of masked, coordinated and candidate-friendly content, created with the aim of simulating popular support and influencing public perception," it said.
58% : " In a 2024 report, X said its human moderators "proactively conduct manual content reviews" in high-priority categories - such as election-related content, as part of its compliance with EU rules.
51% : The campaign, attributed to unidentified anti-government and pro-Russian actors, underscores how large social media platforms can be exploited to fuel distrust and spin anti-Western narratives.
51% : (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) FILE - A woman casts her vote in a station with European Union flags as curtains for the cabins, in the country's parliamentary elections, in Baleni, Romania, Dec. 1, 2024.
31% : (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) Georgescu, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and criticized NATO and the EU, is now under criminal investigation.

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