So, as a story about the effect of technology on our society, this was an interesting take, and I liked that it was given from the POV of the people faking records, rather than the far more cliched intrepid investigator finding out the truth.
As a story about human relationships, though, it did not escape cliche, in this case, the regular trope of "the instant you realize your old relationship/crush is over, you'll find someone new just sitting besides you". I just found the ending irksome, rather than satisfying. This was somewhat accentuated by the story's pacing, which dragged out stuff - both the beginning, where the story took a very detailed foray through the video editing, and through the relationship drama, which was really stretched thin.
Oh, and I found some aspects a bit confusing for a while - I thought in the beginning that Alex *was* the senator; the fact that it's a gender-neutral name meant that even once I heard the senator was female it didn't register that it wasn't the same person. Only at the end was it clear I was wrong.
So, overall, a mixed reaction from me - interesting theme, meh execution.