Facebook Aids Bid To Recall Wisconsin Governor

There's another political campaign launching today that's being shaped by Facebook: This time, it's an effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker from office.

There’s another political campaign launching today that’s being shaped by Facebook: This time, it’s an effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker from office.

On Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. Central Time, the Wisconsin recall campaign officially got underway with a petition drive that requires 540,000 signatures.

Walker first came to our attention last summer, when protests broke out around the state after he tried to ban the collective bargaining rights of state workers.

We identified some of the Facebook features that were used by the movement to influence the election outcome.

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