The Impact Of The Internet On Political Elections

The network is the product of the development of science and technology.The network provides the basic platform for the country's political,economic,military and cultural life and its functioning nervous system.The emergence of the network breaks and expands the original political boundary and has produced national politics.An unprecedented impact.The influence of the Internet on political elections is mainly reflected in the aspects of political participation,political operation and political governance.The 2008 and 2016 general elections in the United States are the epitome of typical cases and demonstrations of the impact of network factors on political elections.The Internet is a double-edged sword that has a positive impact on political elections and has a negative impact.Starting from the concept of network and political elections,through the definition of the network,the description of the characteristics,the analysis of the definition,principles and functions of political elections,and then analyze the impact of the network on political elections.In the process of political elections,the efficient and convenient network is conducive to the shaping of candidates' own image,which is beneficial to the two-way interaction between voters and candidates.Candidates can use the network to raise campaign funds and use the network platform to enhance publicity,which greatly reduces the election cost.Voters and candidates use the online platform to communicate,enhance the enthusiasm of voters,and make political elections more democratic.Although the network is convenient and fast,it has caused a large amount of online election information during the election process.The fake news spreads indiscriminately,which increases the difficulty of election.The state actors use network technology to interfere with other countries' elections.Non-state actors use network loopholes to destroy the election system and manufacture.Fake news has an incalculable impact on political elections.In the process of political elections,the network has a negative impact on political elections.The reasons for the negative impact are analyzed.First,we must recognize the negative impact of the network itself on political elections.Second,the false information of the network can be spread in the election process because it can Catering to the value appeals of the majority of the people;finally,the state actors use their own interests to provoke civil strife,destroy the electoral system,bury the roots of the voters,manipulate the network information to influence the will of voters,and achieve "political dry elections"..To this end,in the era of network informationization,in the process of political elections,the network platform is used rationally to strengthen the information propaganda of political elections.The candidates use social media reasonably to shape and disseminate the real concept brand.The online election information must cater to the voters' psychological demands to attract voters.Concerned,voters should enhance information cognition when viewing online election information;enhance the security and reliability of political elections,strengthen the construction of electoral infrastructure,update the electoral system in a timely manner,and enhance the protection of voters' electronic information to avoid leakage of election information;The measures responded to false election information on the Internet,severely cracked down on information manipulation,intensified research and counter-measures,enhanced the supervision of media companies and journalists,and disseminated positive health news;promoted network conventions among national actors,established international network alliances,and strengthened the defense,reconnaissance and deterrence of non-state actors work together to build a community of destiny in cyberspace and create a good electoral environment.