Young Mie Kim
@youngmiekim.bsky.social
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor @UW-Madison
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Targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout | PNAS
In light of continued foreign interference in the US presidential elections, where
undisclosed digital voter suppression advertising has been deplo...
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New PNAS study provides direct empirical evidence that targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout, especially among nonwhite voters in battlegrounds:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
exposing blindspots in #VotingRightsAct #CampaignFinaceLaw #ElectionIntegrity
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
exposing blindspots in #VotingRightsAct #CampaignFinaceLaw #ElectionIntegrity
Reposted by Young Mie Kim
Research showed that political disinformation on social media had negligible effects, but I always wondered if such tiny effects, when targeting battleground states, could influence close elections. A new paper analyzing voter-suppression ads shows this was the case in 2016:
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Targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout | PNAS
In light of continued foreign interference in the US presidential elections, where
undisclosed digital voter suppression advertising has been deplo...
doi.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Research showed that political disinformation on social media had negligible effects, but I always wondered if such tiny effects, when targeting battleground states, could influence close elections. A new paper analyzing voter-suppression ads shows this was the case in 2016:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Reposted by Young Mie Kim
Exposure to voter suppression ads on Facebook—which targeted non-White residents of battleground states—was associated with a 1.9% decrease in voter turnout in the 2016 election, representing approximately 4.7 million fewer votes nationwide. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/HJGf50Y7FPG
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Exposure to voter suppression ads on Facebook—which targeted non-White residents of battleground states—was associated with a 1.9% decrease in voter turnout in the 2016 election, representing approximately 4.7 million fewer votes nationwide. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/HJGf50Y7FPG
WPR News: "Kim argues the rising presence of artificial intelligence and disinformation on social media makes the study even more relevant as the 2026 midterm elections approach." www.wpr.org/news/raciall...
Racially-targeted voter suppression ads likely decreased 2016 election turnout
The study links user exposure data and individual voter turnout records to determine the targets of digital voter suppression and its impact on voter turnout.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
WPR News: "Kim argues the rising presence of artificial intelligence and disinformation on social media makes the study even more relevant as the 2026 midterm elections approach." www.wpr.org/news/raciall...
New PNAS study provides direct empirical evidence that targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout, especially among nonwhite voters in battlegrounds:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
exposing blindspots in #VotingRightsAct #CampaignFinaceLaw #ElectionIntegrity
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
exposing blindspots in #VotingRightsAct #CampaignFinaceLaw #ElectionIntegrity
Targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout | PNAS
In light of continued foreign interference in the US presidential elections, where
undisclosed digital voter suppression advertising has been deplo...
www.pnas.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
New PNAS study provides direct empirical evidence that targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout, especially among nonwhite voters in battlegrounds:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
exposing blindspots in #VotingRightsAct #CampaignFinaceLaw #ElectionIntegrity
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
exposing blindspots in #VotingRightsAct #CampaignFinaceLaw #ElectionIntegrity