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It took Facebook “months” to identify Internet Research Agency activity on the website. Continue reading Facebook Deletes Hundreds of Accounts Controlled By Russian Propagandists
The website’s CEO, Steve Huffman, admitted that Reddit was subject to 2016 election propaganda. Continue reading Reddit Says It Removed Hundreds of Suspected Russia-Linked Accounts
NBC News asked three sources to retrieve the evidence of foreign election meddling that Twitter deleted Continue reading Read the 200,000 Russian Troll tweets Twitter deleted
Russian operatives were able to obfuscate their activities in 2016 by stealing the identities of U.S. citizens, renting servers based in the U.S. and using a VPN all while posting targeted propaganda on social media to disrupt American politics, according to a new and lengthy criminal case against multiple Russian nationals. The Justice Department on Friday released an indictment against 13 Russian individuals and three Russian companies accused of violating federal U.S. criminal law to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud and identity theft. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference released the detailed charges Friday, accusing a long list of Russians of supporting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and working against Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. A recent leak of Julian Assange’s personal messages showed WikiLeaks pushing for the same goal. “The defendants waged what they called ‘information warfare against the […]
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Continue reading Indictments reveal how Russia’s 2016 election information warfare worked
It’s found and banned thousands more automated Russian accounts, and it’s planning for detecting such accounts better in time for mid-terms. Continue reading Twitter will email 677,775 users who engaged with Russian election trolls
Mark Zuckerberg has set himself a doozy of a personal challenge for 2018 Continue reading Facebook needs fixing, says Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook says that Russia-backed posts reached 126 million Americans during the 2016 US election. Continue reading Facebook tool will reveal if you were fooled by Russian propaganda
Russia, neatly tucked away in the rather large northeast corner of Europe and Asia with its 11 time zones, is the bastion of a most colorful political history. Since time immemorial there has always been underlying efforts to adjust perception, foment … Continue reading Russia: An Expert in Active Measures, Including Cyber Meddling