Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest We read every one of the 3,517 Facebook ads bought by Russians. Their dominant strategy: Sowing racial discord What we learned about Russian election meddling by reading all 3,517 Facebook ads they were pushing from 2015 to 2017. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 59 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Nick Penzenstadler, Brad Heath, Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Published 9:47 a.m. ChT May 12, 2018 | Updated 11:29 a.m. ChT May 12, 2018 CLOSE The Russian ads, released by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, offer the public the first in-depth look at the attempts to divide the U.S. ahead of the 2016 election. USA TODAY CONNECT TWEET … [Read more...] about We read every one of the 3,517 Facebook ads bought by Russians. Their dominant strategy: Sowing racial discord
Facebook Mulls Own Digital Currency – Reports
© Sputnik / Natalia SeliverstovaFacebook Eyes Major Reorganization Following Data Breach Scandal - ReportsFacebook has recently created a team of less than a dozen employees who will work on blockchain, a digital leger that keeps track of digital tokens, such as bitcoin. But the website said Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans will likely take years to materialize. Cheddar cited sources as saying that the network was not going to hold an initial coin offering. … [Read more...] about Facebook Mulls Own Digital Currency – Reports
Households urged to avoid ‘Facebook fly tippers’ as clean-up bill rises to £57m a year
Households are being warned to steer clear of "Facebook fly tippers" offering cheap waste collection services, as a surge in rubbish dumping is costing council tax payers £7m more a year. The cost to taxpayers of clearing up fly-tipping rose by 13 per cent from £50m to more than £57m over the past year, official figures show, leaving less money for spending on public services. Local authorities in England dealt with around 1 million fly-tipping incidents over the past year, an annual increase of 7 per cent, according to the latest Government data. A growing industry of criminal rubbish collectors who advertise their services via social media sites like Facebook are largely behind the increase, the Local Government Association warned. A spokesman at the LGA said: "Small scale criminals are attempting to undercut legitimate services by offering to take household rubbish away cheaply. But often they are just dumping items on other people's land … [Read more...] about Households urged to avoid ‘Facebook fly tippers’ as clean-up bill rises to £57m a year
Facebook news feed change Mark Zuckerberg said would ‘bring people closer’ is actually making users MORE miserable
FACEBOOK’S attempts to bring “people closer together” is actually completely misfiring and having completely the opposite effect. The social networking site’s boss Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to its news feed that relegated posts from media sites in favour of news and updates from friends. He said the aim was to “make time on Facebook time well spent” by shifting the focus from brands to community. But now a new study has indicated that those changes have actually made users miserable. The findings highlighted that the more “social” elements a service has, the more likely it will put users in a bad mood. It has been suggested that this is because people compare themselves with their friends and peers and look at what they are missing out on. But when an internet site focuses on things like entertainment and aspects of discovery – such as news providers – this makes the user feel happier. The research was carried out by … [Read more...] about Facebook news feed change Mark Zuckerberg said would ‘bring people closer’ is actually making users MORE miserable
De Satán a la ‘familia africana’ de Obama: los 3.500 mensajes de Facebook pagados por Rusia
Los cerca de 3.500 anuncios en Facebook e Instagram de la trama rusa han vuelto a publicarse este jueves. Esta vez no en la red social más poderosa del planeta ni con la intención de avivar fracturas sociales en Estados Unidos. La propaganda financiada por la Agencia de Investigación de Internet de Rusia (IRA) se ha divulgado a petición de los demócratas del Comité de Inteligencia de la Cámara de Representantes para esclarecer el alcance de la manipulación de Moscú durante la campaña electoral estadounidense de 2016. La mayoría de los anuncios son mensajes incendiarios sobre temas sensibles, como las divisiones raciales, la inmigración, cuestiones LGBT y derechos de armas. MÁS INFORMACIÓN Así funcionaba la fábrica rusa de las noticias falsas EE UU destapa la ‘fábrica de las fake news’ y acusa a 13 rusos por la injerencia electoral El fiscal especial de la trama rusa, … [Read more...] about De Satán a la ‘familia africana’ de Obama: los 3.500 mensajes de Facebook pagados por Rusia