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Facebook blocked more accounts suspected to be related to Russian troll farms
• 6 years agoThe company said it needed to do further analysis to decide if the accounts are linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency or any other group.
Facebook blocks 115 suspicious user accounts ahead of US midterm elections
• 6 years agoEighty-five of the removed accounts were posting in English on Instagram and 30 more on Facebook.
Twitter releases datasets on influence campaigns originating in Russia and Iran
Ians • 7 years agoThese large datasets comprise 3,841 accounts affiliated with the Internet Research Agency (IRA).
Facebook confirms that data of 2.7 million EU citizens was misused by Cambridge Analytica, says EU executive
• 7 years agoThe change in stance, announced in a Facebook post by Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, comes a few days before he is scheduled for congressional hearings
Facebook to focus on protecting the integrity of elections in 2018 in countries including India
• 7 years agoTerming 2018 a "big year" for elections, Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was enhancing its security features to prevent trolls from spreading information.
Zuckerberg to testify before congressional panels about Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal on 10 and 11 April
• 7 years agoZuckerberg will appear before a joint hearing on 10 April and 11 April, the panels said on 4 April.
Facebook finds no new evidence of Russian meddling with regards to Brexit on its platform
• 7 years agoIt had reviewed both Facebook accounts and “the activity of many thousands of advertisers in the campaign period” leading up to the 23 June 2016 referendum.
Donald Trump highlights tweet of Facebook executive, to dismiss claims of Russian hand in the US presidential election campaign
Ians • 7 years ago"The Fake News Media never fails. Hard to ignore this fact from the Vice President of Facebook Ads, Rob Goldman!" Trump said in a tweet on Saturday.
US indicts 13 Russian nationals, three companies for interfering in 2016 US presidential election
• 7 years agoThirteen Russian nationals and three Russian companies have been indicted for interfering in 2016 US presidential election through social media propaganda
Twitter to notify 1.4 million users who were exposed to Russia-linked propaganda content
• 7 years agoTwitter said it would not notify every person who saw the content and would instead focus its efforts on certain types of interactions.