𝕏xFR WorldElections first seen 4 d ago, last 13 h ago, peak #1
French media landscape blunted election hacking impact
Original: One reason last-minute hacking attack had little effect on French election: "We don’t have a Fox News in France."
Commentators are pointing to France's media system to explain why the last-minute hacking attack ahead of the French presidential election had little effect. The argument: unlike the United States, France lacks a cable network with the reach and political orientation of Fox News, so leaked material was not amplified around the clock into a dominant storyline before voters went to the polls.
Why now: The remark revives debate over how fragmented, partisan US media amplify hacked material in ways other democracies do not.
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- One reason last-minute hacking attack had little effect on French election: "We don’t have a Fox News in France." · kylegriffin1 · 2.7K
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