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What with Covid bubbles, extended households, rules of six, etc, it’s been a minefield to navigate social relationships these past 16 months.
BBC News
By Carys Betteley
Could the Welsh Parliament election have been used to spread disinformation online?
An inquiry by a think tank, supported by political parties, plans to investigate social media use after the election has taken place.
Andy Regan, from the Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), said there was evidence even small nations elections can be used to create discord.
The probe will also look at whether the campaigns have broken any rules.
Mr Regan, policy and external affairs manager at the IWA, said: People are very aware misinformation was a factor in the Brexit referendum, we have clear evidence, as well as in the 2016 US election where actors were apparently spreading information.
Senedd election result 2021: The winning Member of the Senedd and the vote totals in Llanelli
The historically close seat was a battle once more
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Llanelli has been represented by both Plaid Cymru and Labour since the first Assembly in 1999 and is hotly contested by the two parties.
Lee Waters is the current MS after he beat Plaid Cymru’s Helen Mary Jones by just 1.3% in 2016. She has since returned to the Assembly replacing Simon Thomas on the regional list.
BBC News
By Carys Betteley
Could the Welsh Parliament election have been used to spread disinformation online?
A Senedd inquiry, supported by political parties, plans to investigate social media use after the election has taken place.
Andy Regan, from the Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), said there was evidence even small nations elections can be used to create discord.
The probe will also look at whether the campaigns have broken any rules.
Mr Regan, policy and external affairs manager at the IWA, said: People are very aware misinformation was a factor in the Brexit referendum, we have clear evidence, as well as in the 2016 US election where actors were apparently spreading information.