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Old-fashioned ballot boxes, paper and pencil votes. But are they any match for disinformation via bots and algorithms? (Photo: Photo RNW.org)

How to troll the European Parliament elections

European Parliament elections take place in four months' time.

Lessons from the recent presidential elections in the US and France, but also more recent examples of election meddling in the US mid-term elections show that it might not be smooth sailing for anyone holding democratic elections.

Here are three steps on how to interfere with the May elections - with limited resources and technology:

1: Get close to your target

Social profiling is nothing new. Suc...

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Uku Sarekanno is director of cyber security at the Estonian Information System Authority.

Old-fashioned ballot boxes, paper and pencil votes. But are they any match for disinformation via bots and algorithms? (Photo: Photo RNW.org)

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Uku Sarekanno is director of cyber security at the Estonian Information System Authority.

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