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US midterms: the data center blame game

Digital Politics analyzed more than 33,000 Facebook ads to understand how campaigns used data centers to attack their opponents ahead of Nov 3.
US midterms: the data center blame game
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IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I am planning to hunker myself down at the weekend to avoid (as much as possible) Halloween. FWIW, I'm holding out for Guy Fawkes Night on Nov 5.

— US political candidates can't stop blaming each other for data centers ahead of the midterm elections on Nov 3.

— A blockbuster consumer protection ruling against Meta in New Mexico raises questions about the European Union's digital rulebook.

— Ahead of the EU-Canada summit on Oct 29-30, here's all you need to know about their digital economic relationship.

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