OUCH. Facebook Proves Hillary Wrong With a Chart After She Floats…
She also floated the theory that her campaign paid higher prices for Facebook advertising. Facebook responded with a chart showing Donald Trump actually paid more.
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Washington has meddled in elections before
"They have no damn right," former Vice President Joe Biden said on Feb. 16, denouncing Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Biden spoke for many Americans who are indignant over the mounting evidence of a multifaceted effort by the Kremlin to sow discord among Americans and tilt the election in favor of Donald Trump.
California Democrats Shock Dianne Feinstein; Favor Challenger 54% to 37%
Friends, Now, more than ever, independent journalism has become the last firewall against government and corporate lies. Yet, with frightening regularity, independent media sources are losing funding, closing down or being blacked out by Google and Facebook.
Italy Scrambles to Fight Misinformation Ahead of Its Elections
Two explosive stories began circulating in Italy in November. The first was about a nine-year-old Muslim girl who was hospitalized after being sexually assaulted by her 35-year-old "husband" in the northeastern city of Padua.
Undocumented Alien with a Shotgun Threatens Rochester School:…
Doing the jobs Americans won't do. An illegal alien and public school student with a shotgun threatened the students at Rochester East High School this past week.
Ex-workers at Russian ‘troll factory’ trust US indictment
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - While Russian officials scoff at a U.S. indictment charging 13 Russians with meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, several people who worked at the same St. Petersburg "troll factory" say they think the criminal charges are well-founded. Marat Mindiyarov, a former commenter at the innocuously named Internet Research Agency, says the organization's Facebook department hired people with excellent English skills to sway U.S. public opinion through an elaborate social media campaign.
Facebook plans to use US mail to verify IDs of election ad buyers
"Facebook Inc will start using postcards sent by U.S. mail later this year to verify the identities and location of people who want to purchase U.S. election-related advertising on its site, a senior company executive said on Saturday. The postcard verification is Facebook's latest effort to respond to criticism from lawmakers, security experts and election integrity watchdog groups that it and other social media companies failed to detect and later responded slowly to Russia's use of their platforms to spread divisive political content, including disinformation, during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Social media firms got played by Russian agents
The election-interference indictment brought by US special counsel Robert Mueller underscores how thoroughly social-media companies like Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists. Thirteen Russians, including a businessman close to Vladimir Putin, were charged Friday in a plot to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election through social media propaganda.
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How Russia Exploited Black Lives Matter, Sean Hannity, and Mass Shootings
On Friday, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted thirteen Russian nationals for attempting to sabotage the 2016 US elections. The 37-page indictment alleges that Russians working for the Internet Research Agency, a Kremlin-linked troll farm, engaged in a multiyear campaign to spread misinformation and actively supported Donald Trump's bid for the White House.
Indictment: Social media firms got played by Russian agents
Friday's election-interference indictment brought by Robert Mueller, the U.S. special counsel, underscores how thoroughly social-media companies like Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists.
Bobby Miller steps down from Charleston Republican Party after racial Facebook posts
Bobby Miller resigned from his position with the Charleston County GOP on Wednesday following controversial Facebook posts found on his page that some found racially offensive. Charleston County Republican Party Chairman Larry Kobrovsky said he asked Miller to step down from his position after a Facebook post surfaced.
Kansas Congressional candidate Tyler Tannahill sparks backlash with rifle giveaway
A candidate for Kansas' Second District U.S. House seat received backlash on social media Thursday for a firearm giveaway his campaign announced earlier this week before a gunman fired on a Florida high school. Tyler Tannahill, a Leavenworth Republican and Marine Corps veteran running to replace outgoing Republican Rep. Lynn Jenkins, announced his campaign would give away an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle on his website and Facebook before, according to the Associated Press, Nikolas Cruz allegedly killed 17 people at a Florida high school using the same type of gun.
Republicans can’t quit fake news
Last fall, Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward touted an endorsement from the Arizona Monitor on her Facebook page . Ward's campaign must have really liked the endorsement because it reprinted it in full on her campaign website.
Facebook Is Experimenting With A ‘Downvote’ Button
Facebook is testing a new feature in which users can "downvote" certain comments made on posts, thus triaging the ones communally deemed most worthy of more public attention. The experiment, one of many for the social media company turned tech conglomerate, was spotted and publicized by multiple Twitter users, including tech writer Taylor Lorenz.
a oeJunka political news shared more widely by Trump backers
These are among fake Facebook and Instagram ads linked by congressional investigators to Russia's secret cyber campaign to disrupt the American political process and ultimately, to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton and elect Donald Trump. The ads were released by social media companies on Nov. 1, 2017.
Repub Candidate Makes Vulgar Post About Female Judge
Days later a social media post from State Senate Candidate Mike Saari from Commerce Township has sparked an ugly exchange on Facebook. The post reads, "Judge was wrong for her personal vocal opinions on record that should be a crime against jurisprudence itself.
Lana Del Rey stalker arrested for trying to kidnap singer from Upstate NY
Musician Lana Del Rey poses for photographers upon arrival at the MTV European Music Awards 2017 in London, Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2017. ( Orlando police say they arrested a Florida man who was stalking singer Lana Del Rey and attempted to kidnap her.
Special Announcement: Social Media Neutrality Panel in Washington DC…
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 1:00pm at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. thought leaders and prominent voices in alternative media will gather for a panel discussion on social media neutrality and the fight for diversity of voices online. The event will feature several prominent online conservative and moderate voices who have been impacted by social media bias, shadow banning and other methods meant to silence voices and limit readers and viewers access to information.
Twitter And Facebook Urged To Investigate Russian Role In #ReleaseTheMemo
Two lawmakers are calling for Facebook and Twitter to immediately investigate allegations that Russian accounts engaged in a social media campaign aimed at undermining Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of the Trump campaign. "If these reports are accurate, we are witnessing an ongoing attack by the Russian government through Kremlin-linked social media actors," Senator Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Adam Schiff say in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.