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Elections Aren't Won on Twitter (with Phil Wang and Marianna Spring)

Starmer recently claimed that 'elections aren't won on Twitter', so Marianna Spring joins to look at the language on social media, and why we interpret the same posts differently.

Is Keir Starmer stuck in 2016? 麻豆社's Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent Marianna Spring joins Phil Wang and Armando to look at the evolving language of social media.

How do politicians navigate the new online world, both when trying to get their central message across, and in responding to crises? With the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, we examine how the normal playbook of a tragedy no longer applies.

In the extended episode, we hear Phil take on the role of a lifetime, playing Nigel Farage, find out how Armando's nickname is causing him problems, and look at Grok's recent scandal.

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Sound editing: Rich Evans
Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman and Giulia Mazzu
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Recorded at The Sound Company

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A 麻豆社 Studios production for Radio 4.

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