Hopefully it’s a COVID-19 version of what it did post-2016 elections, when it required verification of those buying political or issue ads.
Tag Archives: election meddling
FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat
Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.
FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts
The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems.
Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm
It’s not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it’s clear disinformation is now a global scourge.
Bots rigged Russian finale of ‘The Voice Kids’ talent show
It turns out that robo-dialed calls accounted for 56.5% of the phone-in vote for the millionaire’s daughter.