Research: some WhatsApp group users are spreading Nazi propaganda through stickers and chain letters in Germany, where local laws forbid the use of Nazi imagery
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As platforms crack down on other forms of hate, experts and researchers say anti-Muslim bigotry has spread unchecked on Facebook and other social networks
Facebook, YouTube, and Amazon moved to remove or reduce the spread of anti-vaccination content after recent public outcry. Tweets: @buzzfeedyarns , @miriamelder , @buzzfeedben , @brandyzadrozny , and ...
How efforts by independent investigators and NGOs to document human rights violations in war zones are hampered by proactive content removals by social networks
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How efforts by independent investigators and NGOs to document human rights violations in war zones are hampered by proactive content removals by social networks
Investigators depend on photos and videos posted online from war zones. But takedowns by Facebook and YouTube are putting … Tweets: @tobiaschneider , @miriamelder , @meghara , @saliltripathi , and @b...
Facebook removed 30+ pages run from Macedonia, many of them popular from pro-Trump “news” during election; publishers assumed they were safe after buying ads
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How Russian hacking evolved: simple credit card schemes in the '90s, takeover by organized crime in the '00s, and now joint criminal and government hacker teams
SAN FRANCISCO — Just past 8 a.m. on March 14, police trod quietly through the snow to the double-fronted doors of Karim Baratov's lavish home in Ancaster, Ontario. Tweets: @miriamelder , @sheeraf , @s...
FBI is investigating suspected Russian hack of DNC, which led to an email trove on WikiLeaks
includes personal email of staffer researching Manafort David E. Sanger / New York Times : As Democrats Gather, a Russian Subplot Raises Intrigue Nat Levy / GeekWire : Q&A: Cybersecurity expert explai...
Inside the US government's effort to enlist tech and media into the fight against ISIS, where lack of trust and a dearth of Arab voices stymie concrete steps
Inside The Obama Administration's Attempt To Bring Tech Companies Into The Fight Against ISIS — WASHINGTON, D.C. … Tweets: @johnpaczkowski , @ericgeller , @trevortimm , @miriamelder and @mlcalderone...