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Facebook gave information on the political ideologies of its US audience to advertisers
Tech2 News Staff •Facebook will soon be testifying on the issue of Russian-linked ads influencing the outcome of the elections that put Donald Trump in power.
Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify before a US Senate Judiciary regarding Russian meddling in US elections
•Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch, Twitter acting General Counsel Sean Edgett, and Richard Salgado, Google’s director of law enforcement and information security, are among the witnesses at the hearing
Facebook to make available a publicly searchable archive related to political ads from 2018
•The archive, beginning with ads carried in 2018, will cover a rolling four-year period, he said.
Facebook to hire 1,000 people to add a human element to review advertisements on its platform
•An internal Facebook review showed that Russia-linked fake accounts were used to buy ads aimed at exacerbating political clashes ahead of and following the 2016 US presidential election.
US states confirm meddling attempts by Russian hackers during the US presidential elections
•Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Texas, and Washington state also confirmed they were targeted by Russian hackers.
Facebook to launch 'election integrity initiative' to prevent meddling of votes, ahead of Canadian elections
•Facebook is launching the program in Canada as internet companies seek to fend off criticism they are not doing enough to thwart online interference with elections and politics.
OAuth security flaw on Facebook is allowing accounts to generate millions of fake likes and comments
Ians •The networks exploit code known as OAuth, which allows third-party applications to access users' Facebook accounts.
WhatsApp and Facebook will be misused extensively in the next three days, says Parrikar ahead of bypolls
Ians •The comments come after a fake news report, quoted Parrikar as saying that he would opt to re-join the Defence Ministry if he lost the by-polls.
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.
Donald Trump elected US President: Foreign policy, immigration are big challenges
Fp Staff •The very populist agenda that helped Trump cinch the presidency may come back to haunt him as more pressing problems command the attention of the President to-be