Mystery Facebook account sent roses to New York activist

as mentioned in New York (CNN) Suspected Russian-run Facebook pages that were taken offline this week were used to organize protests across the country and convinced unwitting Americans to work with them -- in one instance, CNN has learned, even sending an activist a megaphone and a bouquet of roses. A Facebook event promoting a demonstration advocating universal health care that took place in New York City on July 17, 2017, was managed and promoted by 13 different Facebook pages. While most of the pages were seemingly legitimate activist groups, among them was a page called "Resisters," one of the pages Facebook removed on Tuesday. In an interview with CNN, Pineda said she understood Smith to be associated with the "Resisters" group. CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to reflect that the New York City event took place in 2017.

China Said to Quickly Withdraw Approval for New Facebook Venture

SHANGHAI — For Facebook, success in China was brief. For several hours, a Chinese government database showed that Facebook had gained approval to open a subsidiary in the eastern province of Zhejiang. Facebook said it would use the company to set up an innovation hub there. Now the approval has been withdrawn, according to a person familiar with the matter who declined to be named because the person was not authorized to speak on the record. While the about-face does not definitively end Facebook's chances of establishing the company, it makes success very unlikely, the person said.

How Did Facebook Lose Its Way? A New PBS Documentary Has Some Ideas – Adweek

as mentioned in Yesterday, the company announced that it had removed dozens of accounts that were seeking to interfere with the midterm elections. And as the fallout continues from Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 election via the platform, PBS' Frontline documentary series is putting the final touches on its yearlong investigation into Facebook and its recent scandals. "All of our media organizations signed on the [Facebook] bandwagon when the media market fell through," Priest said. "They have actually gone out of their way to foster that precise environment because that is what generates the most profit."The Frontline documentary will also look at whether, and how, Facebook might be able to find its way again. Producer Jacoby said that McNamee and other voices in the program propose solutions to The Facebook Dilemma.

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