Russia Probe Could Change; Robert Mueller Obtains Warrant
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Why we can’t trust Facebook’s story about Russian ads
Facebook’s shifting Russian ads stories have damaged its credibility
by Casey Newton Sep 8, 2017, 2:18pm EDT
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/8/16277144/facebook-russian-ads-political-explainer-credibility
Then on Wednesday, the company told congressional investigators that it had found thousands of suspicious ads. As reported by the Post, Facebook found 470 likely fraudulent profiles and pages, which it linked to the promotion of 3,300 ads designed to sway public opinion in America. The most likely culprit behind the ads was the Internet Research Agency, which Facebook described as a “troll farm” that is known to have promoted pro-Kremlin propaganda.
On one level, the glitches have little to do with Facebook’s ability to track the purchase of ads by Russian agents. But they suggest a sloppiness with data practices that places anything Facebook says about ad-buying efforts — the number of ads bought by fake pages, for example — under a cloud of suspicion. The fact that Facebook initially found no evidence of Russian involvement in the ad-targeting scheme has lessened the credibility of its subsequent disclosures.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Russia Problem Is Bigger Than Facebook
With Mueller bearing down and Congress demanding answers, Silicon Valley is losing its political firewall.
by Maya Koso
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/mark-zuckerbergs-russia-problem-is-bigger-than-facebook
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Facebook’s disclosure of Russian-funded ads is likely just ‘the tip of the iceberg’
The company refuses to share the ads themselves or any information about how many people were reached.
Adam Peck
Sep 11, 2017, 11:21 am
https://thinkprogress.org/facebook-russia-ads-13c38a9ac939/
More than Facebook seems willing to admit.
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Facebook Acknowledges Russian Ads In 2016 Election. Will Investigations Follow?
September 8, 201712:21 PM ET
Peter Overby
Will be interesting to see how much that changes from today forward.
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/08/549284183/facebook-acknowledges-russian-ads-in-2016-election-will-investigations-follow
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