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<p>Look, I think there is a case to be made for that, I really do. And what we've seen is interference there. I think we've got to take it seriously. I think there are bots being used on Facebook pages and on other social media. I think we've got to be vigilant and we've got to take that extremely seriously. I've been reassured by the UK Government's security Minister, Dan Jarvis, that the defending democracy taskforce is going to apply equal importance to the Senedd elections, and we'll be working side by side on protecting our elections.</p>
<p>But, listen, I think this is an issue that, actually, the people of Wales are concerned about. Fifty-two per cent of people surveyed by the Electoral Commission this year were worried about foreign interference. Now, that is something that we should be concerned about. So, the fact that we now have the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 to regulate what organisations can campaign in Welsh elections in Wales, that means that there's a legal place to stop. But it's the more undercover stuff that I think we've got to be vigilant about. It's the way that they manage to plant ideas without being clear about where those ideas come from. So, look, we've got to be vigilant, and I do think that this is an area that merits some investigation.</p>