Hungary's election: the digital frontline
The April 12 vote includes lots of AI slop and covert social media ads. But the digital trickery is unlikely to affect the overall outcome.
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and as someone who has a mostly hate-filled relationship with Microsoft products, this post reminded me that I am not the only one.
— Hungarians go to the polls on April 12 in arguably Europe's most important election in a decade. The digital side of the campaign has been a dumpster fire.
— We're a year on from the United States' so-called 'Liberation Day.' Washington's approach to digital trade is more coherent than you may think.
— Roughly two-thirds of Aussie kids still have social media accounts.
Let's get started: