Sunday, 24 December 2017

Facebook unveils tool to let users see if they interacted with Russian trolls

Facebook unveils tool to let users see if they interacted with Russian trolls

Did you “like” a Russian troll? Facebook has rolled out a new tool to let you find out. The social media titan unveiled a mechanism for users to see if they interacted with pages created by the Internet Research Agency, identified by American intelligence as a Kremlin-linked troll farm. The move towardx transparency comes after Facebook revealed that some 126 million Americans were exposed to posts promulgated by Russian-linked actors, who disseminated divisive and false posts as part of an effort to sow discord ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-russia-trolls-new-tool-like-internet-research-agency-a8125626.html?source=Snapzu

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