Politics

Out of context: Reply #29952

  • Started
  • Last post
  • 33,770 Responses
  • ********
    0

    Propaganda wars

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-pol…

    Facebook: Iran has been posting hundreds of fake pages since 2011

    State-run media, military intelligence posted politically charged memes for years.

    by Cyrus Farivar - Aug 22, 2018 4:40am EDT
    Login to bookmark
    93

    JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images
    Yet again, Facebook announced that it removed hundreds of inauthentic pages, groups, and accounts on its platform that were used to "mislead others about who they were and what they were doing."

    The Tuesday announcement came as the company is under increased scrutiny from lawmakers for allowing such activity to proliferate.

    ********
    0Permalink
    UpvoteDownvote
    Flag
      Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note
      SaveCancel

    View thread