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Facebook and Twitter have been removing military troll networks, including Russian and French campaigns that were sparring over politics in Africa

Groups based in France and Russia that spread disinformation were removed by Facebook and Twitter. The networks sought to influence African politics Facebook's security team said its.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 16th, 2020

Facebook reportedly hasn"t banned a violent religious extremist group in India because it fears for its business prospects and staff"s safety

Facebook has been reluctant to enf.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 13th, 2020

Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian-linked operation targeting African Americans on social media

Facebook and Twitter have disabled.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 13th, 2020

A Trump executive order aimed at addressing allegations of anti-conservative bias on social media services like Twitter and Facebook is reportedly in the works

Getty/Business Insider The White House is reportedly floating several drafts of an Executive Order aimed at social med.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 7th, 2019

Ruben Cantu makes the case for Austin leading the way on corporate diversity

Ruben Cantu is a serial founder as well as an advocate for inclusivity in the workplace, pushing corporate giants such as Google and Facebook to increase the number of women, racial minorities and other underrepresented groups in tech......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 28th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook bans Israeli company in misinformation crackdown

Facebook Inc. said it removed hundreds of fake accounts, pages and groups linked to a commercial entity based in Israel, a rare move against a private operation as the social network tries to stamp out misinformation around global elections......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 16th, 2019

Selling to Extremists: YouTube Ran Ads for Major Brands on Channels Promoting Nazis, Pedophilia, Propaganda

YouTube reportedly ran ads linked to Facebook, Amazon and even the U.S. government on extremist channels......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 20th, 2018

Reddit banned nearly a thousand accounts linked to the same Russian troll farm accused of election meddling on Facebook

Robert Gal.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 10th, 2018

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum leaves Facebook amid data privacy debate

Departure reportedly linked to dispute over practices and strategy......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsApr 30th, 2018

Facebook Found 3,000 Russia-Linked Election Ads. Now House Democrats Are Planning to Release Them

As early as this week. Ever wondered what those Facebook ads Kremlin-linked groups ran during the 2016 presidential election looked like? Soon you ca.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneMay 7th, 2018

Release of Thousands of Russia-Linked Facebook Ads Shows How Propaganda Sharpened

Newly released documents show how Russian propagandists on Facebook grew increasingly sophisticated and inflammatory in their tactics over two years as they worked to sow discord in the U.S. before and after the 2016 presidential election......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjMay 10th, 2018

Russian Facebook ads suggest efforts to split US public before 2016 polls

Ads placed on African American-oriented pages focused on police brutality and white supremacist groups, often linking to articles that would stoke black anger.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 10th, 2018

We read every one of the 3,517 Facebook ads bought by Russians. Their dominant strategy: Sowing racial discord

What we learned about Russian election meddling by reading all 3,517 Faceboo.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 12th, 2018

Iranian government-linked group offers $100,000 reward for destroying US embassy in Jerusalem

Benjamin Netanyahu/Facebook A hardline Iranian organization is reportedly offering a $100,000 reward to any person who bombs the newly opened US embassy in Jerusalem. An I.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 15th, 2018

Facebook"s controversial app for children, Messenger Kids, is expanding outside of the United States for the first time (FB)

Facebook Facebook's Messenger Kids app is launching outside of the US for the first time, in Canada and Peru. The messaging app aimed at children has been criticised by advocacy groups, who argue ch.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJun 22nd, 2018

Facebook suspends another analytics firm over data security concerns

The company reportedly had contracts with the U.S. government and a Russian nonprofit with connections to the Kremlin......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 23rd, 2018

3 Russian journalists shooting a documentary on Russian mercenaries were reportedly just killed in the Central African Republic

Alexander Rastorguev/Facebook Three Russian journalists reportedly shooting a documentary on a Russian mercenary group were killed .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 31st, 2018

Several groups banned by Facebook had strong similarities to Twitter accounts linked to Russia six weeks ago

Several groups banned by Facebook had strong similarities to Twitter accounts linked to Russia six weeks ago.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostAug 3rd, 2018

Russian Hackers Target Conservative Groups in Widening Cyberattacks

Russian hackers linked to the 2016 election cyberattacks on the Democratic Party are widening their targeting for the coming midterms to include the U.S. Senate and well-connected conservative groups, according to new research from Microsoft Corp......»»

Category: asiaSource: wsjAug 21st, 2018

Facebook says Iran-backed accounts posed as news groups to spread information and to launch cyber attacks (FB)

REUTERS/Charles Platiau Facebook has removed hundreds of pages and accounts linked to Iran and Russia tha.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 21st, 2018