Whistleblower: Fake Facebook accounts undermine elections around the world (Sept. 16, 2020)
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Fake accounts on Facebook's platform have been undermining elections and political dynamics around the world -- and the company has ignored or been slow to act in many cases, according to a recently fired Facebook data scientist. The former employee, Sophie Zhang, details concrete examples of heads of government and political parties in Azerbaijan and Honduras using fake accounts or misrepresenting themselves to sway public opinion, in a 6,600 word internal memo accessed by
Whistleblower: Fake Facebook accounts undermine elections around the world (Sept. 16, 2020)
Whistleblower: Fake Facebook accounts…
Whistleblower: Fake Facebook accounts undermine elections around the world (Sept. 16, 2020)
Fake accounts on Facebook's platform have been undermining elections and political dynamics around the world -- and the company has ignored or been slow to act in many cases, according to a recently fired Facebook data scientist. The former employee, Sophie Zhang, details concrete examples of heads of government and political parties in Azerbaijan and Honduras using fake accounts or misrepresenting themselves to sway public opinion, in a 6,600 word internal memo accessed by