Facebook’s election interference problem exponentially worse on eve of midterms, study suggests
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/05/facebooks-election-interference-problem-exponentially-worse-on-eve-of-midterms-study-suggests/
An analysis of political advertisers running extensive campaigns on Facebook targeting users in the United States over the past six months has flagged a raft of fresh concerns about its efforts to tackle election interference — suggesting the social network’s self regulation is offering little more than a sham veneer of accountability.
Dig down and all sorts of problems and concerns become apparent, according to new research conducted by Jonathan Albright, of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism.
Facebook’s election interference problem exponentially worse on eve of midterms, study suggests
Nov 5, 2018, 4:58pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/05/facebooks-election-interference-problem-exponentially-worse-on-eve-of-midterms-study-suggests/
> An analysis of political advertisers running extensive campaigns on Facebook targeting users in the United States over the past six months has flagged a raft of fresh concerns about its efforts to tackle election interference — suggesting the social network’s self regulation is offering little more than a sham veneer of accountability.
> Dig down and all sorts of problems and concerns become apparent, according to new research conducted by Jonathan Albright, of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism.