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Came about after the election until it turned violent. one of the facebook employees said that the response from the company had been piecemeal. essentially, that the approach they had taken was whack a mole. they were taking down individuals and groups and failing to see this as a much larger movement and so when these executives started speaking out internally and externally, defensively, about facebook after january 6th, a number of facebook employees also responded. i want to read you a quote from one of them pushing back saying, all due respect, but haven't we had enough time to figure ou...

Misinforming and polarizing users through its recommendations also known as algorithms. though the fake carol never expressed interest in conspiracy theories, it only took two days for facebook to recommend that she join groups dedicated to the qanon conspiracy theory. carol didn't follow the recommended qanon groups, but nbc's brandy writes, quote, whatever algorithm that determines how she should interact with the platform within one week smith's page was full of groups that violated facebook own rules including those with hate speech and disinformation. it's one of four explosive pieces tha...

We begin this hour with the disinformation spreading on social media and how it threatens our democracy. let's start with carol who joined facebook in 2019. she listed a few of her interests, her christian faith, and motherhood. she followed fox news and donald trump. nbc then reports, quote, though smith had never expressed interest in conspiracy theories, in just two days facebook was recommending she join groups dedicated to qanon. smith didn't follow the recommended qanon groups, but whatever algorithm facebook was using to determine how she should engage with the platform pushed ahead jus...

Let's start with carol who joined facebook in 2019. she listed a few of her interests, her christian faith, and motherhood. she followed fox news and donald trump. nbc then reports, quote, though smith had never expressed interest in conspiracy theories, in just two days facebook was recommending she join groups dedicated to qanon. smith didn't follow the recommended qanon groups, but whatever algorithm facebook was using to determine how she should engage with the platform pushed ahead just the same. within one week, smith's feed was full of groups and pages that had violated facebook's own r...

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID-19, China took leading role SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 11:17 AM IST Share Synopsis A nine-month investigation of state-sponsored disinformation conducted in collaboration with the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, shows how a rumor that the U.S. created the virus that causes COVID-19 was weaponized by the Chinese government, spreading from the dark corners of the Internet to millions across the globe. AP In Pic: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Be...