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Concerning Principle 5, the Venice Commission has in particular stated that “[m]easures to address the above-mentioned problems should strive to increase transparency of electoral communication in order to counter manipulative practices, foster transparency of electoral spending, ensure transparency and control of algorithms for the sake of diversity exposure, guarantee the protection of privacy in order to counter microtargeting of voters and ensure accurate and reliable information in order to empower voters in their choices and provide oversight over the electoral processes” (emphasis added).