Collaborate Disseminate
Hopefully it’s a COVID-19 version of what it did post-2016 elections, when it required verification of those buying political or issue ads. Continue reading Facebook to verify identities on accounts that churn out viral posts
It removed 5 networks engaged in foreign or government interference in Egypt, India, Russia, Iran, and Myanmar/Vietnam. Some targeted the US. Continue reading Facebook purges hundreds of fake accounts from state actors, marketers
Delete the data, and don’t do any of that again, the FTC told the data analytics company, which already filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Continue reading Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules
The Senate Intelligence Committee doesn’t know what Moscow’s intentions are, but Robert Mueller says they’re still at it. Continue reading Russia targeted all 50 states in 2016 election, Senate report says
The e-voting vendor in North Carolina was spearphished days before the election but still went ahead and used remote access software. Continue reading Laptops used in 2016 NC poll to be examined by Feds – after 2.5 years
…then maybe they deserve this drivel, says a Macedonian copy-paste/turn-it-into-clickbait-bile writer who says it’s all about the money. Continue reading Fake news writer: If people are stupid enough to believe this stuff…
It’s not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it’s clear disinformation is now a global scourge. Continue reading Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm
Facebook and Twitter got a lot of heat, but “Instagram’s appeal is that’s where the kids are, and that seems to be where the Russians went.” Continue reading Instagram became the preferred tool in Russia’s propaganda war
The National Academy of Sciences says the US election system uses insecure technology and is fighting off attempts to destabilize it. Continue reading ‘Only paper ballots by 2020!’ call experts after election tampering
Reality Leigh Winner, the NSA contractor who leaked sensitive information to the Intercept last year, was sentenced to 63 months in prison last week along with three years of supervised release. Continue reading NSA leaker Reality Winner gets 63 months in jail