From Billboards to Bots: Rethinking Political Finance for a Digital World

About this episode

This episode discusses the transformation of political campaigning through digitalization and the associated regulatory challenges.

The digitalization of political campaigning has transformed the ways in which political parties and candidates interact with voters. While offering new avenues for political engagement and outreach, digital campaigning also raises critical regulatory and transparency challenges—ranging from opaque online advertising, third-party influence, and data-driven microtargeting to foreign interference. In response to this evolving landscape, International IDEA has produced the report Political ...

Topics covered

• political finance
• digital campaigning
• regulatory challenges
• transparency
• political engagement
• data-driven microtargeting

Keywords

• political finance
• digital campaigning
• transparency
• online advertising
• foreign interference
• microtargeting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International IDEA

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