In order to win the Trump 2020 election campaign targeted certain voter groups with subversive, dangerous disinformation and suppressed the electoral rights of minority groups. Following the successful strategy of the 2016 campaign they utilised psychometric and political micro-targeting on social media to discredit the other side as well as to spread conspiracy theories and fake news.

Twitter’s decision to ban @realDonaldTrump was criticised by Republicans, who saw it as a violation of Trump’s free speech and a decision against the US First Amendment. That has opened a debate on social media platforms’ power in influencing and limiting free speech: what does it mean when a corporation can censor a government official? Who should have the right to decide what we can and can’t say?

FairFight as well as FRRC and other grassroot organisations have had a great impact in the recent US election. They are in part responsible for the historic voter turnout by registering, motivating and supporting thousands of unregistered but also disenfranchised voters. The fight against voter suppression remains crucial also in times with no election in order to have a healthy, diverse and lively democracy.