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"Continuing Transparency on Russian Activity" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15758852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15758852 "It is important that
by myth_drannon 9y ago
"Continuing Transparency on Russian Activity" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15758852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15758852
"It is important that people understand how foreign actors tried to sow division and mistrust using Facebook before and after the 2016 US election."
FB angered the US government by allowing foreign agents to use its tools. So that's only an example of Russians using it on Americans. Now imagine how the US government is using it. You are not going to see it in this "Transparency" report that's for sure.
- njarboe 9y agoOr imagine corporations using it.
- myth_drannon 9y agoYes, Monsanto/agribusinesses/GMO or Pharma/Opioids crisis possibly are using FB to sway public's opinion. It would be great if this FB's transparency tool wouldn't be limited to Russians. I think there is an opportunity for development of some sort of network analysis tools or visualizations similar to how newspapers analyzed Panama papers.