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'''General elections''' will be held in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] on Nov 7, 2021. The [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] government is expected to win<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Misión Verdad]]|date=2021-11-04|title=Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections|url=https://orinocotribune.com/poll-nicaraguas-fsln-has-70-electoral-support-for-november-7-presidential-elections/|newspaper=[[Orinoco Tribune]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>, which has resulted in US imperialist information warfare against government supporters. | '''General elections''' will be held in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] on Nov 7, 2021. The [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] government is expected to win<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Misión Verdad]]|date=2021-11-04|title=Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections|url=https://orinocotribune.com/poll-nicaraguas-fsln-has-70-electoral-support-for-november-7-presidential-elections/|newspaper=[[Orinoco Tribune]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>, which has resulted in US imperialist information warfare against government supporters. | ||
Imperialist social media websites such as [[Twitter]], [[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]], and [[Instagram]] have all purged thousands of pro-Sandinista voices to attempt to meddle with the election for so-called "inauthentic activity."<ref>[https://sputniknews.com/20211102/meta-deletes-over-1000-nicaraguan-accounts-it-claims-were-fsln-troll-farm-days-before-election-1090402662.html Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election] by [[Sputnik (news agency)|Sputnik]]</ref><ref>Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20</ref><ref>(2021) [https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/02/facebook-twitter-purge-sandinista-nicaragua/ ''Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections''] by [[Ben Norton]] on [[The Grayzone]]</ref> Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]-aligned [[Atlantic Council]] think tank announced the account takedowns.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Ben Norton]] and [[Max Blumenthal]]|date=2021-11-05|title=US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections|url=https://youtu.be/gv3dj7iqPjw|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:40, 5 November 2021
General elections will be held in Nicaragua on Nov 7, 2021. The socialist Sandinista government is expected to win[1], which has resulted in US imperialist information warfare against government supporters.
Imperialist social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have all purged thousands of pro-Sandinista voices to attempt to meddle with the election for so-called "inauthentic activity."[2][3][4] Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow of the NATO-aligned Atlantic Council think tank announced the account takedowns.[5]
References
- ↑ Misión Verdad (2021-11-04). "Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections" Orinoco Tribune.
- ↑ Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election by Sputnik
- ↑ Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20
- ↑ (2021) Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections by Ben Norton on The Grayzone
- ↑ Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal (2021-11-05). "US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections" The Grayzone.