To suggest that I have an end all solution to this massive, ever growing issue that I have relatively small knowledge of compared to the executives of this massive social media conglomerate, would be naive. However, I do believe there are some simple things that we can start with in the prevention of the spread …
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Media Response
On all sides of the political spectrum, Facebook was facing a negative response. There was an internal struggle with the response from top officials with regards to the situation and a hesitancy to release any information immediately. While the exact extent of information known prior to the public release is unknown, it is easy to …
Facebook’s Response
In late December of 2016, Mark Zuckerberg laughed at the idea that Russian bots could have contributed to promoting a pro-Trump agenda via Facebook. However, fast forward to September 2017 and the CEO had agreed to provide the government with ads and ad information that were reportedly linked to the Internet Research Agency, a Russian …
An Introduction to Facebook
In the year 2019 Facebook needs no introduction, however Facebooks operations and business history may be less known. Let’s start with some basic information about Facebook. Facebook was founded in 2004 by CEO Mark Zuckerberg as well as colleagues Dustin Moskovitz and Eduardo Saverin while attending Harvard University. The company initially started as a way …
Facebook and Russian “Trolls”
In the spring of 2016, a Facebook employee working to eliminate Russian political influence via cyberwarfare noticed something strange about pages and trends occurring on the site recently. When the employee reached out to Facebook’s security chief, Alex Stamos, the two quickly realized there was a much larger problem on hand than previously thought. What …
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