Report claims that 18 nation's elections were impacted by social engineering

sqorbit writes: Independent watchdog group Freedom House released a report that claims that 18 nation's elections were "hacked". Of the 65 countries that Freedom House monitors 30 appear to be using social media in order to affect elections by attempting to control online discussions. The report covers fake news posts, paid online opinion writers and trolling tactics. Other items in the report speak to online censorship and VPN blocking that block information within countries to interfere with elections.