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The Unseen Electorate: The Algorithm Has Joined the Ballot, and African Election Oversight Hasn’t Noticed

May 29, 2026

A new study from Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) and the African Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA) shows that social media algorithms now function as electoral infrastructure across Africa, deciding which political messages voters see and which they never will — while electoral laws and observation missions remain entirely blind to them.

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