Romanians are constantly dealing with Flood of misinformation When ready to go to the referendum on Sunday Second president It contradicts. The latest poll suggests that the referendum She is very close In the middle of the Euro -Ceppetic Ultrason George SimonIt won a victory in the first round of the month, and Centtrist Proubio Nicaser tan.
The presidential elections were initially held last November, but the Romanian intelligence services were canceled when they said Coordinated a campaign in a “state actor” Dictoc Calin Georgez, the winner of the first round, was a little known with extremist ideas.
Georgezu Fue Re -excluded the electionsThis caused the outrage of its supporters inside and outside the country. Experts now warn that the second attempt of the elections is to sow distrust and division, that its aim is to be vulnerable to misinformation campaigns foreign funded.
Inspectors Open Mind’s Safety Technology Institute confirms What Almost a quarter of Romania networks They are closely connected to the Russian media that are favorable to the Kremlin, from the Telegram news application, and they spread deceit or false stories about votes.
They describe them as the “pipe” channels Multiply the Russian campaign and the contents of the state -funded stateIn Romania and English. Open Minds has recorded an average of 103 news for the month of 2022.
Unfounded complaints of “mass election fraud”
Although the telegraph is not so widespread among the Romanians, it is used to mobilize the “hard -line” voters and the sprinklingboard for campaigns on other platforms. According to Romanian Intelligence Services, Georgesu’s campaign in November at Dictok It was coordinated Source A telegraph group that shared advice on how to deceive settings of All verification The Chinese Property Base.
Includes key descriptions spreading on the Internet before the referendum on Sunday The ambiguous accusations of the crimes committed by the Romanian government Reports are already canceled against its citizens, uncontrolled complaints of “mass election fraud” or Sunday votes.
Speaking to Eurovarobi, Mathalina Poton, co -professor of National Political Science and Administration University Incorrect information increases the lack of concern And the distrust of voters. He explained, “There is very little confidence in companies in Romania: this is an aclezel heel. So when there are allegations that elections are fraudulent or they are, it is very easy to increase public disbelief,” he explained.
“We share the boundaries with Ukraine and MaldoaAnd the EU is on the side of the East and becomes a first state for us in Russian strategies for war. This makes us particularly vulnerable, ”Poton said.
SIMIAN, Ultra -Ridistt President Alliance for the Union of RomanianIn the recent weeks he has surpassed his competitor in the survey, Threatened to withdraw Romanian support from Ukraine As long as the Romanian ethnic minority lives in its territory.
At this time Better entry into Ukraine or Maldova is prohibited Ukrainian security services have therefore described “systematic measures against Ukraine”. Both campaigns have been accused of mutual activities in false information.
Find a series of false information in Eurovarfi Digtok
Cases found in the eurovarry Incorrect information in circulation via DictogChinese property company in the center of controversy Led to the cancellation of the first round of the electionDuring the pre -referendum on Sunday. Among them, the unfounded statements of the “massive” electoral fraud, that is, the votes of the diaspora are doubled in favor of the U-U-Nicor Don candidate, or two million people who have died, have been on the electoral list.
Unconventional statements have been found that the elections will be revoked again, although there is no evidence to prove it. Romanian data verbs say that the report is reported Made for the first time In the release of the permitted Kremlin, it is aimed at suppressing the votes.
Dictok is being investigated by the European Commission His role in supporting the George campaign before the first vote last November. European Technology Commissioner Henna Virgunen recently declared Dictog Has made “internal changes”Among them is the “recurring elections” political accounts and the best detection and naming of more experts in Romanian.
AdvertisementHowever, a Study Witness states that it was revealed by non -profit organization on Thursday The instruction of the dictok pushed almost three times the extreme right content For “new political consistent users” than any other political content. The global witness states that his study proves to be the failure of Dictok’s failure when the site is blocked by the “priority right content” site, noting that he can reconcile the integrity of the elections.
During the first round of the elections, a report published earlier this week describes the “instrument of manipulating and influential people” in the Dictok, warning European countries such as the French cyber agency, such as the French cyber agency. France is vulnerable to similar campaigns With the support of the state for future elections.
