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Robo-Call Usage by Australian Political Parties: The Case of the Spooky Vote-Hunting Robot
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Kefford, G, Robo-Call Usage by Australian Political Parties: The Case of the Spooky Vote-Hunting Robot, Communication, Politics and Culture, 47, (1) pp. 1-16. ISSN 1836-0645 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
While internationally, pre-recorded telephone messages, often referred to as robo-calls,
have been used for some time, their use during Australian election campaigns goes
back less than a decade. This article tracks the emergence of robo-calls and a
complementary technology known as telephone ‘town-halling’ in Australia. It explores
the way Australian parties are using telephonic technology as part of their election
campaigns and compares this use to the experience in the United States and Canada.
While these countries have seen a push for increased robo-call and telephonic
regulation as a result of a number of controversies, this article argues that any
regulatory changes in Australia should reflect the different way the technology is being
used here. In particular, the evidence shows that it is the telephone ‘town-hall’
technology which is set to grow most significantly and regulatory changes need to
reflect the distinction between the two forms of telephonic political campaigning.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Australia, Research, Political Science |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Political science |
Research Field: | Political science not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Government and politics |
Objective Field: | Government and politics not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Kefford, G (Dr Glenn Kefford) |
ID Code: | 93568 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2014-08-08 |
Last Modified: | 2015-05-04 |
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