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French media landscape blunted election hacking impact
Original: One reason last-minute hacking attack had little effect on French election: "We don’t have a Fox News in France."
A last-minute hacking attack on the French election had little effect, and commentators point to France's media environment as the reason. The argument, shared widely by US journalist Kyle Griffin, is that 'We don't have a Fox News in France,' meaning no major cable channel existed to amplify the leaked material around the clock ahead of the vote between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.
Why now: The comment draws a contrast with the 2016 US election, where leaked emails were heavily amplified by cable news, making it resonate after the French hacking attack.
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- One reason last-minute hacking attack had little effect on French election: "We don’t have a Fox News in France." · kylegriffin1 · 2.7K
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