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Originally Posted by willystyle
I suppose the Conservatives shot themselves in the foot for this one cause they allowed this to happen. In previous elections, they weren't allowed to announce the results until all polling stations were closed.
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I don't think there was any option - social media makes it impossible to withhold information, and it's pointless to prohibit the media from releasing it when most people will find out anyway. They tried that last election, IIRC, and the news channels got left in the dust.