How Facebook's Political Unit Enables the Dark Art of Digital Propaganda
26 December 17 AM
How Facebook's Political Unit Enables the Dark Art of Digital Propaganda
Lauren Etter, Vernon Silver and Sarah Frier, Bloomberg
Excerpt: "Zuckerberg's social network is a politically agnostic tool for its more than 2 billion users, he has said. But Facebook, it turns out, is no bystander in global politics. What he hasn't said is that his company actively works with political parties and leaders including those who use the platform to stifle opposition."
READ MORE
Lauren Etter, Vernon Silver and Sarah Frier, Bloomberg
Excerpt: "Zuckerberg's social network is a politically agnostic tool for its more than 2 billion users, he has said. But Facebook, it turns out, is no bystander in global politics. What he hasn't said is that his company actively works with political parties and leaders including those who use the platform to stifle opposition."
READ MORE
FBI Investigates Russian-Linked Cyprus Bank Accused of Money Laundering
Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Sara Farolfi, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The FBI has asked officials in Cyprus for financial information about a defunct bank that was used by wealthy Russians with political connections and has been accused by the US government of money laundering."
READ MORE
Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Sara Farolfi, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The FBI has asked officials in Cyprus for financial information about a defunct bank that was used by wealthy Russians with political connections and has been accused by the US government of money laundering."
READ MORE
Tribune Editorial: Why Orrin Hatch Is Utahn of the Year
The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board
Excerpt: "The Tribune has assigned the label to the Utahn who, over the past 12 months, has done the most. Has made the most news. Has had the biggest impact. For good or for ill."
READ MORE
The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board
Excerpt: "The Tribune has assigned the label to the Utahn who, over the past 12 months, has done the most. Has made the most news. Has had the biggest impact. For good or for ill."
READ MORE
Kremlin Trolls Burned Across the Internet as Washington Debated Options
Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Jaffe, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The events surrounding the FBI's NorthernNight investigation follow a pattern that repeated for years as the Russian threat was building: U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies saw some warning signs of Russian meddling in Europe and later in the United States but never fully grasped the breadth of the Kremlin's ambitions."
READ MORE
Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Jaffe, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The events surrounding the FBI's NorthernNight investigation follow a pattern that repeated for years as the Russian threat was building: U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies saw some warning signs of Russian meddling in Europe and later in the United States but never fully grasped the breadth of the Kremlin's ambitions."
READ MORE
'The American People' Sent Gift-Wrapped Horse Manure to Steve Mnuchin's House
Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire
Bruney writes: "Bel Air streets were closed and the Secret Service and LAPD bomb squad called in after a mysterious package addressed to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin appeared outside the home of one of his neighbors."
READ MORE
Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire
Bruney writes: "Bel Air streets were closed and the Secret Service and LAPD bomb squad called in after a mysterious package addressed to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin appeared outside the home of one of his neighbors."
READ MORE
Guatemala Follows US Lead, Will Move Its Israel Embassy to Jerusalem
Doreen McCallister, NPR
McCallister writes: "Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that the Latin American country would be moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem."
READ MORE
Doreen McCallister, NPR
McCallister writes: "Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that the Latin American country would be moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem."
READ MORE
7 Ways to Launch Your Own Anti-Plastics Movement
Bibi Farber, Earth Island Journal
Farber writes: "As a culture, we have been duped into thinking that recycling is enough of a step in the right direction."
READ MORE
Bibi Farber, Earth Island Journal
Farber writes: "As a culture, we have been duped into thinking that recycling is enough of a step in the right direction."
READ MORE
Comments
Post a Comment