A swarm of bots skewed a vote for Alaska’s bulkiest bruin. Is democracy doomed?

Written by Steve Burgess who writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. 

Link to the story, published on Oct 12, 2022:
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/10/12/Please-Advise-Bear-Scandal/

A swarm of bots skewed a vote for Alaska’s bulkiest bruin. Is democracy doomed? Written by Steve Burgess who writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Link to the story, published on Oct 12, 2022: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/10/12/Please-Advise-Bear-Scandal/

Please Advise! That Big Fat Bear Scandal. Fishy

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