February 2018

For Tech Giants, Halting Russian Meddling in U.S. Politics Won’t Be Easy

The US indictment handed up against three Russian companies and 13 individuals shows starkly how ill-prepared the tech giants were for the type of aggressive influence campaign the Russians allegedly mounted. The details also suggest it won’t be easy to stop such tactics in the run-up to the midterm election in less than nine months, say researchers who study social media. Facebook, Google parent Alphabet, and Twitter have more than 100,000 employees and $150 billion in annual revenue combined.

Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace (New York Times)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:55

Wikipedia Zero, Which Provided Over 800 Million Users in 72 Countries With Access to Wikipedia at No Data Cost, is Ending (Medium)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:52

What President Trump left out of his tweets about Facebook and Russia (Washington Post)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:42

Max Desfor, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who captured wartime desperation (Washington Post)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:41

How Unwitting Americans Encountered Russian Operatives Online

The Russian attempt at long-distance choreography was playing out in many cities across the United States. Facebook has disclosed that about 130 rallies were promoted by 13 of the Russian pages, which reached 126 million Americans with provocative content on race, guns, immigration and other volatile issues.

Finding Closed-Caption Content Online (New York Times)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 11:15

President Trump Sources Facebook Ad Exec As Proof Russia Didn't Meddle In Election (MediaPost)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 11:14

When Trump goes global

[Commentary] The hope of the Arab Spring has been realized: Now that anyone can publish anything from anywhere, it is impossible for even the most determined despot to jail every journalist and critic. But even as the most ruthless dictators are realizing the world has changed, they are quickly learning a new method for dismissing dissent and turning the guerrilla media techniques back on the guerrillas. Their instructor: Donald J. Trump, president of the United States.

Tweaking a global source of news

[Commentary] Internet intermediaries are increasingly playing the role that publishers and editors once played. From selecting sources to curating trending news to deciding which news is real or fake, companies like Facebook and Google are at the forefront of how much of the world receives its news. Taken together, these internet giants are 10 times the size of the largest media organization 15 years ago, according to media expert Robert McChesney.

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