Category: elections

Kamala Harris sees Facebook as a ‘utility’ that might need breaking up

Post author By Randall
Post date May 12, 2019
Categories In Election, Election 2020, election2020, elections, Facebook, gear, Internet, kamala harris, Politics, regulation, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The observations come days after Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes used an op-ed to ask the FTC to break up Facebook. Candidates beyond Harris have had varying stances. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has offered increased antitrust oversight without specifically calling for a Facebook split, while Sen. Cory Booker said a President shouldn’t wield “personal beliefs” and […]

Facebook awards grants for social media and elections research

Post author By Randall
Post date April 29, 2019
Categories In elections, Facebook, fake news, Internet, Politics, Russia, services, Social Media, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] While the projects are located all over the world and vary in their approach, they all align with the initiative’s wider goal: to find out how fake news on Facebook impacts voting behavior. One study by the National Chengchi University in Taiwan will look at how link sharing influences Taiwanese elections. Another project from […]

Facebook expands Ad Library and tightens ad rules ahead of EU elections

Post author By Randall
Post date March 28, 2019
Categories In ad library, ads, elections, eu, european parliament, Facebook, gear, Internet, political ads, Tech
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[ad_1] If you do see political ads that don’t have that disclosure, it might be because they started running before Facebook enforced the new rules. According to The Guardian, the requirements are not retroactive, and previous campaigns will remain unaffected. Facebook will block any political ads from unverified sources starting mid-April, though, and is encouraging […]

Evidence mounts that Russian hackers are trying to disrupt the EU elections

Post author By Randall
Post date March 21, 2019
Categories In attack, elections, eu, europe, fancy bear, fireeye, Hack, Internet, parliament, phishing, Politics, Russia, sandworm, Security, Tech, tomorrow
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[ad_1] Both groups have previously been linked to Russia. APT28 was allegedly behind the 2016 Democratic National Convention hack, while Sandworm is believed to be the malicious actor involved in last year’s NotPetya ransomware attacks on mainly Ukrainian facilities. FireEye says that latest efforts of both groups appears to be co-ordinated — although each have […]

Nearly half of the votes in Estonia’s election were cast online

Post author By Randall
Post date March 11, 2019
Categories In e-vote, e-voting, Election, elections, estonia, gear, government, Internet, Politics, Tech, vote, voting
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[ad_1] Estonia started this kind of voting in 2005 using chipped IDs and card readers, but it took off in 2011 when the public could vote with their cellphones thanks to a special SIM card and PIN codes. It’s appealing beyond the convenience of voting on your own terms, we’d add. You’re allowed to change […]