Kai Arzheimer » ban http://www.kai-arzheimer.com/blog A political science blog Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:06:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Twitter and Exit Polls in Germanyhttp://www.kai-arzheimer.com/blog/twitter-and-exit-polls-in-germany/ http://www.kai-arzheimer.com/blog/twitter-and-exit-polls-in-germany/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:47:13 +0000 kai http://www.kai-arzheimer.com/blog/?p=315 Believe or not: in Germany, it is illegal to publish results from exit polls before the polling stations close (at 6pm – we’re German) on polling day. Last Sunday, state elections were held in three Länder, and someone leaked alleged results on twitter while the stations were still open. The political class was outraged and suggested just about anything from banning exit polls to suing twitter, which inspired me to rant against these draconic and silly proposals over at Andrea’s and Thorsten’s Wahlen nach Zahlen blog (in German).

Twitter and Exit Polls in Germany
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