2016 Us Presidential Elections
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Twitter asked to ensure there is no 'foreign element' involvement in spreading fake news during 2019 general elections on its platform
Tech2 News Staff •The union minister of electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad flagged his concerns to Twitter’s global head of policy Colin Crowell
Donald Trump says Russian interference had no impact on results of 2016 US presidential elections
•The alleged Russian interference had no impact on the results of the 2016 US presidential elections, President Donald Trump said
Facebook staff interviewed in Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential elections
Ians •During the election, Facebook had deployed its staff to embed with the Trump campaign to assist its digital operations.
Facebook says social media's benefits for democracy are not guaranteed; admits it was slow to respond to 2016 US election crisis
Tech2 News Staff •“I wish I could guarantee that the positives are destined to outweigh the negatives, but I can‘t,” Samidh Chakrabarti, a Facebook product manager
Google to stop showing news from websites that do not reveal their correct country of origin
Tech2 News Staff •Google and other social media giants have been under a lot of pressure from US lawmakers to strengthen their news-filtering methods.
Trump still unconvinced Russia interfered in 2016 US election says Anthony Scaramucci
•Trump remains unconvinced that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 election
Trump-Russia investigation: Lawyer says son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner willing to cooperate
•A lawyer for President Trump's son-in-law and adviser says Jared Kushner is willing to cooperate with federal investigators looking into Russia and Trump campaign ties.
Ex-FBI director James Comey to testify before Congress about alleged Russian role in US polls
•Ex-FBI director James Comey has agreed to testify before a Congressional committee in an open session about alleged Russian interference in 2016 US elections.
Donald Trump's an avid sports fan; him being President won't affect 2026 World Cup bid: US football chief
•The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States would not impact any decision the country may make to bid for the 2026 World Cup, US Soccer Federation (USSF) president Sunil Gulati said.
US election: President-elect Donald Trump's actions and inactions will change the world as we know it
Seema Guha •Trump's strong emphasis on stopping outsourcing of American jobs and his tough views on immigration may have an adverse effect on India and its businesses.