If the Senate wasn't impressed with Facebook, Google and Twitter's responses to grilling on Capitol Hill late last year over possible Russian interference in the 2016 election, they probably aren't going to be too pleased now.Source: Facebook, Google and Twitter don't reveal much in answers to congress...
President Trump has shown little interest in fighting the threat of Russians hacking U.S. elections. He's shown a lot of interest in fighting voter fraud, something he insists — without evidence — is widespread. Parts of his administration are doing just the opposite.Source: Trump Official On Russian Hacking: 'A National Security Issue'...
Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little time to answer basic questions about it, like who was reading what, how much real news they also consumed and whether targeted fact-checking efforts ever hit a target.Source: ‘Fake News’: Wide Reach but Little Impact, Study Suggests...
The discovery that Russian-linked firms bought thousands of Facebook ads prompted the return of a common trope in America, namely, that foreigners are engineering our downfall by defiling our political purity. Russia, a familiar foe, now has a new tool: Facebook.Source: Facebook and the new Red Scare...
Update: This story has been updated to clarify Facebook’s ad-review process. In September, an ad with the headline, “New Approval Ratings For President Trump Announced And It’s Not Going The Way You Think,” targeted Facebook users in the U.S.Source: Facebook Allowed Political Ads That Were Actually Scams and Malware...
Source: FEC must keep the Internet a place for free minds, free speech...
The U.S. Senate is considering two bills that could, if made into law, dent ad growth at Facebook, Google parent Alphabet and other internet companies. As is often the case in Washington, the bill with the lower profile has a better chance of becoming law.Source: Two bills in Congress could impact Google and Facebook ad sales...
The Federal Election Commission moved a step closer to placing tighter regulations on Internet ads published on major web platforms, marking a significant shift for an agency beset by partisan dysfunction and another sign that regulators are seeking to thwart foreign meddling in AmericanSource: Election officials move closer to placing new rules on Facebook and Google...
Federal Election Commission member Ellen Weintraub has called on Facebook, Google and Twitter to weigh in on expanding disclosure requirements for political ads online.Source: FEC Commissioner Wants New Social Media Input on Disclosures...
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