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Facebook Knows More About Russia’s Election Meddling. Shouldn’t We?

Facebook Knows More About Russia’s Election Meddling. Shouldn’t We? | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Here’s what we know, so far, about Facebook’s recent disclosure that a shadowy Russian firm with ties to the Kremlin created thousands of ads on the social media platform that ran before, during and after the 2016 presidential election:

 

The ads “appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum,” including race, immigration and gun rights, Facebook said.

 

The users who purchased the ads were fakes. Attached to assumed identities, their pages were allegedly created by digital guerrilla marketers from Russia hawking information meant to disrupt the American electo

Jeff Domansky's insight:

C'mon Facebook. We deserve better transparency.

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This is now what happens when you try to post fake news on Facebook

This is now what happens when you try to post fake news on Facebook | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Facebook has started deploying new weapons in its battle against fake news.


The election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States has led to a lot of soul-searching, not least of which by the world’s largest social network. Facebook has been repeatedly accused of facilitating and magnifying an ecosystem of websites that spread false information and conspiracy theories across the platform. That criticism led Facebook to announce late last year that it would be collaborating with “third-party fact checking organizations” to identify stories that don’t hold up to scrutiny, and warn users when they try to post these stories.


The new feature appears to be picking up steam. The Facebook fact-checker has begun flagging a story that was shared widely on the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) that falsely claims thousands of Irish people were brought to the United States as slaves. This is what happens when you try to share the story on Facebook...

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Facebook starts fighting fake news. Here's how. Very interesting reading.

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