Monday, November 06, 2017

RUSSIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA - Vulnerability

"Social media giants are vulnerable to foreign propaganda.  What can they do to change?" PBS NewsHour 10/31/2017

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SUMMARY:  Social media giants Facebook, Twitter, and Google came to Congress on Tuesday to admit publicly that their platforms have a political dark side, and that Russia used them to try to manipulate how Americans voted.  Nick Schifrin offers a recap of the hearing and Judy Woodruff takes a deeper look with Thomas Rid of Johns Hopkins University and Tim Wu of Columbia University.




"Facing tougher questions on Russian interference, social media giants vow to do better" PBS NewsHour 11/1/2017

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SUMMARY:  Facebook, Twitter, and Google were back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify before congressional intelligence committees on whether their platforms were used by Russia to impact the 2016 election.  All three companies admitted fault, but they do not yet know the full scope of foreign interference on their platforms.  Hari Sreenivasan reports on the unfolding investigation.




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