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Owen, Laura Hazard. "What to know about WhatsApp in Brazil ahead of Sunday’s election." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 26 Oct. 2018. Web. 17 Apr. 2024.
APA
Owen, L. (2018, Oct. 26). What to know about WhatsApp in Brazil ahead of Sunday’s election. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/what-to-know-about-whatsapp-in-brazil-ahead-of-sundays-election/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "What to know about WhatsApp in Brazil ahead of Sunday’s election." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 26, 2018. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/what-to-know-about-whatsapp-in-brazil-ahead-of-sundays-election/.
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