2016 Us Elections

Facebook's Sandberg claims she was unaware of PR firm's campaign in US elections

Sheryl Sandberg also explained that she was not aware of the hired PR firms' scope of work.

Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in the upcoming US midterm elections

Facebook will also fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations.

Russia military intelligence accused of hacking weapons database at The Hague; Moscow's 'cyber troops' face global criticism

The skills of Russia's hackers today developed from a tradition of excellent computing and programming skills dating back to the Soviet era. Many young Russians now may choose to work for the military and secret services for reasons of patriotism, some may still be more interested in the money.

Vladimir Putin calls US sanctions 'counter-productive' after America's warning against more 'economic pain'

Vladimir Putin called US sanctions against Moscow "counterproductive and senseless" after Washington warned that more "economic pain" was to come

US senators introduce stiff sanctions on Russia to combat cybercrime, restrict uranium imports and oil projects

The US Congress passed a Russia sanctions bill last year, but some lawmakers chafed at what they saw as President Donald Trump’s reluctance to implement it.

Twitter suspended about 58 million user accounts in Q4 of FY17: Report

The new figure sheds light on Twitter’s attempt to improve “information quality” on its service.

Washington to sue Facebook, Google for failing to disclose information about political ad buyers

Washington state will sue Facebook and Google for failing to keep updated records of political advertisements featured on their platforms.

German minister to push Facebook and Google to change how they present news with real-time information feeds

The minister said she would open talks with Facebook and Google on the way that posts on social media platforms were sequenced.

Russian agents created 129 events on Facebook during the 2016 US Elections, testifies Facebook to Congress

Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, said in September only that Russians had created “several promoted events.”

Facebook says social media's benefits for democracy are not guaranteed; admits it was slow to respond to 2016 US election crisis

“I wish I could guarantee that the positives are destined to outweigh the negatives, but I can‘t,” Samidh Chakrabarti, a Facebook product manager