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Russia, social media, fake news and the 2016 presidential election
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July 22, 2019
“We’re not ready” for foreign election interference in 2020, says Rep. Adam Schiff
Schiff, the Democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, has warned Facebook, Twitter, and Google to be on notice for deepfakes and other dirty tricks.
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April 3, 2018
Facebook is banning hundreds more accounts run by Russian trolls
This time, Facebook found and booted 270 IRA accounts.
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March 5, 2018
Reddit says Russian propaganda was shared by ‘thousands’ ahead of the 2016 election
Reddit didn’t find any Russian ads about the 2016 election, but there was plenty of non-ad content being shared.
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February 17, 2018
Facebook and Twitter worked just as advertised for Russia’s troll army
Social platforms are an effective tool for marketers — and nation states that want to disrupt an election.
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February 17, 2018
President Trump is using tweets from a Facebook executive to argue Russia didn’t influence the election
"The Fake News Media never fails," Trump added.
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December 22, 2017
Here’s how to check if you interacted with Russian propaganda on Facebook during the 2016 election
Not all users who saw that content, however, can take advantage of a new tool out today.
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November 22, 2017
Facebook will help some users figure out if they saw Russian propaganda during the 2016 U.S. presidential election
So far, Google and Twitter have not detailed their plans.
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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 5, 2017
Yuri Milner’s big investments in Twitter and Facebook have now been tied to the Russian government
The so-called "Paradise Papers" also reveal that Apple was shopping for a new tax shelter.
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November 4, 2017
Here’s a longer list of news organizations that cited Russia-linked Twitter accounts
Reporters around the country have been unknowingly including tweets from Russian trolls in their news stories.
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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
Mark Zuckerberg didn’t testify to Congress on Russia, but says he’s ‘dead serious’ about fixing things
He’s so serious, in fact, that he says it will "significantly impact" Facebook’s bottom line.
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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
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
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spent $81 million on Facebook ads before last year’s election
That’s a lot more than Russia spent, Facebook would argue.
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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
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 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.