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Russian meddling in the 2016 election: Facebook, Twitter, and Google are testifying to Congress
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July 31, 2018
Facebook has discovered a ‘coordinated’ campaign of misinformation accounts ahead of the U.S. midterm elections
Facebook says it doesn’t know who is behind the campaigns, but Russia seems like a good guess.
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May 24, 2018
Facebook is now labeling political ads to try and prevent another Russian situation
Political advertisers will also need to register with Facebook by "confirming their identity and location."
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May 10, 2018
Congress just published all the Russian Facebook ads used to try and influence the 2016 election
These are the ads at the center of Russia’s election interference campaign.
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November 9, 2017
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey says he would have testified to Congress about Russia if he was invited. He was.
Lawmakers slammed him and other tech executives for failing to show up.
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November 4, 2017
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said tech should cooperate with law enforcement — and help the U.S. fight Russia
Plus, he appeared to cast some doubt on newly proposed regulation targeting online political ads.
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November 3, 2017
The Washington Post, Miami Herald, InfoWars and other U.S. sites spread Russian propaganda from Twitter
Tweets from 2,752 fake Twitter accounts created by Russian government trolls found their way into U.S. news stories.
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November 1, 2017
Lawmakers are pushing Facebook to reach out to each U.S. user who saw Russian propaganda
Plus, Rep. Adam Schiff asks tech giants to work together and produce their own report studying Russian meddling.
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November 1, 2017
Congress released more Facebook and Instagram ads that Russia bought to try and influence the 2016 election
Kremlin trolls targeted users based on location, political party, religion and more.
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November 1, 2017
Full transcript: Recode’s Tony Romm answers questions about Russia’s social media meddling on Too Embarrassed to Ask
"Silicon Valley is finally being held to the fire in Washington, D.C."
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November 1, 2017
Two days, three hearings and six things we still don’t know about Russia’s election meddling on social media
Lawmakers still have a lot to learn about the Kremlin’s disinformation efforts.
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November 1, 2017
Live updates: Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before Congress again
Tech companies will take questions from the Senate and House Intel Committees on Wednesday.
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November 1, 2017
How to watch Facebook, Google and Twitter get grilled (again) by Congress now
It’s round two for the tech giants as they testify about Russia’s use of their platforms to spread disinformation during the 2016 election.
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October 31, 2017
These are some of the tweets and Facebook ads Russia used to try and influence the 2016 presidential election
What’s unknown: Whether or not they actually worked.
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October 31, 2017
Tech is scary powerful, and other things we learned when Facebook, Google and Twitter testified to Congress about Russia
Five takeaways from the first of three hearings this week.
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October 31, 2017
Watch: Facebook, Google and Twitter testify to Congress about Russia and the 2016 election
The first of three hearings begins today.
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October 31, 2017
Sen. Mark Warner isn’t sure that Facebook, Google and Twitter have fully uncovered the scope of Russia’s election meddling
He spoke with Recode about some of the questions he plans to ask at a hearing on Wednesday.
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October 31, 2017
Live updates: Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before Congress
A live look at the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Russian election interference.
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October 31, 2017
Tech titans support more political ad transparency — but aren’t yet embracing a new bill by the U.S. Senate
Here’s what companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter are saying about bills like the Honest Ads Act
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October 31, 2017
Meet the lawyers from Facebook, Google and Twitter set to testify before Congress
Who is on the hot seat this week? Here’s a closer look.
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October 30, 2017
Facebook says 126 million people in the U.S. may have seen posts produced by Russian-government-backed agents
Read early testimony from Facebook, Google and Twitter before they appear at hearings on Capitol Hill this week.
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October 27, 2017
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is demanding more information from Facebook and Twitter about Russian users on their sites
In new letters, she asks both companies for reams of information about many users with Russian ties.
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October 27, 2017
Facebook is taking a stricter stance on political advertising ahead of its testimony to the U.S. Congress next week
But the new policy may not affect the kind of ads run by Russian trolls during the 2016 presidential election.
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October 27, 2017
What will Facebook, Twitter and Google do about Russia?
Recode’s Tony Romm previews next week’s congressional hearings on social media and the 2016 election.
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October 27, 2017
Facebook, Google and Twitter might face yet another grilling by U.S. lawmakers angry about their algorithms
A powerful House committee wants to explore tech platforms, though it hasn’t secured witnesses.