Weekly round-up of cognitive security-related articles from the Washington Post.
Why Facebook is giving $300 million for local journalism
Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, January 15th, 2019
Facebook announced on Tuesday it will commit $300 million to journalism projects to help local outlets strengthen their news gathering operations and build their readership and subscription models.
Facebook’s success at removing Russian-linked accounts shines light on a troubling reality
Washington Post Editorial Board, January 20th, 2019
Facebook’s latest takedown of Russian-linked accounts and pages may be the most significant yet, and this time the removal has nothing to do with a U.S. election. The social media site eliminated about 500 pages, accounts and groups across Europe and Central Asia that masqueraded as local outlets but amplified content from state-sponsored news agency Rossiya Segodnya and its subsidiary Sputnik. This marks the first time an online influence operation has been directly linked to Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin.
WhatsApp is trying to clamp down on viral misinformation with a messaging limit
Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, January 22nd, 2019
Over the past two years, at least two dozen people in India have been killed in violent mobs incited by rumors on WhatsApp, the global messaging service with 1.5 billion users.
Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked pages, accounts
Kelvin Chan of the AP, Washington Post, January 17th, 2019
Facebook said Thursday it removed hundreds of Russia-linked pages, groups and accounts that it says were part of two big disinformation operations, in its latest effort to fight fake news.
Facebook disables hundreds of accounts tied to Russian news agency for hiding their identity
Tony Romm, Washington Post, January 17th, 2019
Facebook on Thursday said it had removed hundreds of pages that originated in Russia for engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on its site, including a network of accounts that touched on regional weather and sports but actually served as a way for Russian state-owned media to secretly reach social media users
Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked pages, accounts
Kelvin Chan, Washington Post, January 17th, 2019
Facebook said Thursday it removed hundreds of Russia-linked pages, groups and accounts that it says were part of two big disinformation operations targeting users outside the U.S.
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