The Cerimedo Case and the Danger of ‘Astroturfing’ for Democracy

El Ciudadano

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The Citizen An exploration of how a group has manipulated technologies to undermine democracy in Chile, highlighting the tactics employed and their impact on society. Analysis of the role of young people who discover and understand these dynamics in the current political context. The entry Strategies of boycott against democracy in Chile through the use and abuse of technologies was first published in El Ciudadano.

estrategia.la

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Nicolás Lantos The leaks of the "Hondurasgate" and the arrest of Cerimedo in Bolivia expose a transnational network of digital manipulation, dark financing and institutional disarticulation for the political and territorial control of the region. We know where we lost the election, which was where the votes were put in and spoke to [...] La entrada Cerimedo y los libertarios: How to steal a continent was first published in CLAE.

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The arrest in Bolivia of political marketer Fernando Cerimedo and the finding of an alleged “bot farm” reopened in Chile a suspicion that has long been posed by democratic theory. Apart from the judicial and criminal aspects that this case may generate, I think it is opportune to reflect on the danger that [...]

Radio Infinita

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In his Editorial Infinita, Juan Manuel Astorga referred to the case of Fernando Cerimedo, a digital strategist and former campaign advisor to Argentine President Javier Milei, and the links he has with Chilean politics.