Facebook to disclose ongoing political influence campaigns

as declared in Facebook is said to be revealing today that it has identified " coordinated political influence campaigns using fake accounts to influence the midterm elections on issues like "Unite the Right" and #AbolishICE," reports the New York Times. The company has been working with FBI to investigate who's behind the campaigns. From the New York Times:Loading ...Like the Russian interference campaign in 2016, the recently detected campaign dealt with divisive social issues. Facebook discovered coordinated activity around issues like a sequel to last year's deadly "Unite the Right" white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. It has also tried to make it harder for Russian-style influence campaigns to use covert Facebook ads to sway public opinion, by requiring political advertisers in the United States to register with a domestic mailing address and by making all political ads visible in a public database.

Facebook has identified new political influence campaign: report

Facebook is about to announce that it has found evidence of a coordinated political influence campaign making use dozens of fake accounts and pages on its platform, in advance of the November 2018 midterm elections, according to a New York Times report. The company reportedly told lawmakers in a series of briefings this week that it had discovered the campaign as it watched for election interference efforts. This developing report will be updated.

Facebook uncovers attempts to influence upcoming US elections

according to TechFacebook uncovers attempts to influence upcoming US electionsFacebook has uncovered a coordinated campaign using dozens of phony accounts apparently designed to sway political opinion on its site heading into November's elections, a report said Tuesday. Facebook's internal probe uncovered the current campaign while looking into the 2016 interference, which has been linked to Russia and its Internet Research Agency, the report said. They have yet to determine who is behind the most recent coordinated campaign attempting to put its thumb on the scales of the upcoming midterm elections, the report said. Facebook has been working with the FBI to investigate the suspicious activity, according to the paper. Filed under elections , facebook

Facebook confirms new social media campaign is trying to influence US midterm elections

Facebook confirms new social media campaign is trying to influence US midterm elections It's happening, againFacebook announced today that it's identified and banned suspicious accounts that engaged in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" that may be designed to influence the US midterm elections scheduled for November. Facebook is expected to further discuss the matter with reporters in a press briefing later today. The Pages also created 30 events on Facebook, some of which racked up thousands of confirmed attendees. Facebook is also working with researchers to study social media-based election interference, with the goal of better understanding how it functions and how to stop it. Facebook outlined a four-pronged approach to defending against election interferenceEarlier this month, on a separate call with reporters, Facebook executives, including Gleicher, declined to reveal any information about evidence related to upcoming election interference.

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