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December 12, 2019

Labour activists using Tinder election bots to sway vote

The UK's general election is seeing dating-tech enter the fray, with left-wing activists running a Tinder bot to boost the Corbyn vote. But does it really work?


Tinder has become an unlikely canvassing ground in today's UK general election in another sign tech could help sway elections.

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