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Facebook admits Russian ad campaign on divisive social and political issues
Facebook has coughed up it has detected Russian ads bought for around $100,000 on issues not directly naming parties or candidates and further $50,000 on directly political messages. They use the terms "information operations" and "US presidential election" in the press release. After sharing some more specifics the press release degenerates to rambling about "inauthentic accounts" and how Facebook will not allow accounts to repeatedly spread fake news via ads.
Submitter: I think Facebook is a dangerous corporation you should steer clear of. Don't give them your activity or your money. For the sake of democracy.
Russian Bots Bought Facebook Ads During the Election
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/technology/facebook-russian-political-ads.html
Providing new evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election, Facebook disclosed on Wednesday that it had identified more than $100,000 worth of divisive ads on hot-button issues purchased by a shadowy Russian company linked to the Kremlin.
Most of the 3,000 ads did not refer to particular candidates but instead focused on divisive social issues such as race, gay rights, gun control and immigration, according to a post on Facebook by Alex Stamos, the company’s chief security officer. The ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, were linked to some 470 fake accounts and pages the company said it had shut down.
Facebook officials said the fake accounts were created by a Russian company called the Internet Research Agency, which is known for using “troll” accounts to post on social media and comment on news websites.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 09 2017, @02:14PM (1 child)
Facebook is jewish. Jews are supposed to lie to all non-jews and to exploit them fully. It is a vile organization that takes ad-money from its victims and gives them bot-clicks. It does not even hide that fact. What they do try to hide is that they are jewish. Call them a jew and they will fight back.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday September 10 2017, @01:18AM
You know what Jews also do? Say "OW!" as they are hitting you.
Anyway, even an image of Zuckerburg's shit-eating grin makes me want to punch a hole in my monitor. If that fifth-columnist fucking hypocrite moron decides to run for president in 2020, then I will go right over to Facebook headquarters and tuck pig shit under his car door handles.