Hacker News with Generative AI: Election

Europe's Stocks Lag Behind US Rally by Most Since 1995 (bloomberg.com)
Europe’s stock market is lagging behind the US by the most in nearly 30 years — a trend that’s likely to worsen as the election of Donald Trump drives a global preference for US assets.
Europe, Stock Markets, United States, Economics, Election
9 points by xqcgrek2 7 days ago | 5 comments
We Know One Big Loser in This Election: The Mainstream Media (newrepublic.com)
Americans will head to the polls Tuesday in what feels like the most consequential election of our lifetimes. Again. Whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris emerges as the victor, there’s an issue that transcends outcome: a reckoning that’s long overdue in mainstream media.
Politics, Media, Election
29 points by donsupreme 13 days ago | 36 comments
As Trump Takes a Victory Lap, the Crypto Faithful Kiss the Ring (wired.com)
The denizens of cryptoland have erupted into celebration and gleeful told-you-so's after Donald Trump, the self-styled “crypto president,” was voted back into the White House on Wednesday morning.
Politics, Crypto, Election, Donald Trump
5 points by mindracer 14 days ago | 0 comments
Polymarket paid US social media influencers for election content (bloomberg.com)
The predictions-betting platform Polymarket has been paying US-based social media influencers to promote election betting on the site — even though it’s barred from letting anyone in the country use the tool to place wagers, including on Tuesday’s presidential race.
Politics, Social Media, Influence, Election
84 points by JumpCrisscross 16 days ago | 118 comments
The different content TikTok and X showed an undecided voter (bbc.co.uk)
Meet Gabriela. She’s in her forties, Latina, and lives in Miami. She’s not that into politics, but she does care about the economy - and abortion rights. And she doesn’t know if she’ll vote - or who for. The only catch? She’s not real.
Social Media, Politics, AI, Election
12 points by PaulRobinson 17 days ago | 8 comments
Facebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Organize (wired.com)
Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts. Meta isn’t shutting their groups down and is even auto-generating pages.
Social Media, Politics, Extremism, Facebook, Election
17 points by ttyprintk 23 days ago | 6 comments
Five US states push Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation (reuters.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Election, Misinformation, United States
12 points by JumpCrisscross 107 days ago | 0 comments