Here is the original poll in German.

German voters are overwhelmingly concerned about foreign election interference according to a new poll published by the Brussels-based digital industry association Bitkom.

Overall, the poll found that 88% of the more than 1,000 eligible voters surveyed expressed fear that outside forces, whether governments, groups or individuals, would actively attempt to sway the vote through social media campaigns.

Ranked highest among those suspected of nefarious activity was Russia (45%), followed by the US (42%) and China (26%). There was also concern voiced over East European actors (8%).

Those voters polled also provided insight into how they form their political opinions, with 82% citing conversations with friends and family, 76% television and 69% the internet.

Some 80% of respondents felt the next government should address the problem of potential internet and social media misinformation by prioritizing digital policy.

  • ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Musk is already openly interfering and backing the afd on behalf of the new government he’s taken over (E: never mind zuck and whatever Cambridge Analytica bullshit he wants to pull again with meta, as well as plenty other American media owners and capitalists, without a doubt), wtf are you talking about?

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      Oh, fair point. I don’t think of Musk as American in any sense, but he’s definitely interfering in their election and they would look at him as American, since I guess technically he’s our fault at this point.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        I don’t think of Musk as American in any sense

        He’s basically co-president now, if anything he’s making more decisions than Trump who just signs stuff the P2025 people give him.