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Meta Took Down Alleged Chinese and Russian ‘Influence Operations’ Focused on U.S. Politics and War in Ukraine
Meta this week said it stepped in to disrupt two online “influence operations,” allegedly originating out of Russia and China. The former marks the “largest and most complex Russian-origin operation,” the company’s moved to disrupt since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, while the latter represents the first Meta-disrupted Chinese network focused on U.S. politics…
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Don’t Worry Y’all, Facebook Says It’s Totally Prepared for the 2022 Midterms
Meta, owner of social media platforms repeatedly cited amongst the top purveyors of falsehoods and fake news, wants you to know it’s super serious about combating lies and bogus claims ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
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Russian Embassy Accounts Are Skirting Twitter’s Disinformation Policies
Russian diplomats on social media, Twitter in particular, are routinely spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine, opening up another can of worms for social media companies that already struggle to curb the politically disingenuous and outright harmful activities of government officials.
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Twitter Bans State Media’s War Prisoner Pics Because of the Geneva Convention
Twitter announced Tuesday that it would ban content featuring prisoners of war from government and state-affiliated media organisations amid the online information war between Russia and Ukraine playing out on its platform. The company said it social network would no longer amplify or recommend government accounts from Russia.