Reddit links UK-US trade talk leak to Russian influence campaign – TechCrunch
Reddit has linked account activity involving the leak and amplification of sensitive UK-US trade talks…
Election Interference
Elizabeth Warren bites back at Zuckerberg’s leaked threat to K.O. the government – TechCrunch
Presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren has responded publicly to a leaked attack on her by…
Facebook found hosting masses of far right EU disinformation networks – TechCrunch
A multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted…
When it comes to elections, Facebook moves slow, may still break things – TechCrunch
This week, Facebook invited a small group of journalists — which didn’t include TechCrunch —…
Twitter to offer report option for misleading election tweets – TechCrunch
Twitter is adding a dedicated report option that enables users to tell it about misleading…
Facebook has quietly removed three bogus far-right networks in Spain ahead of Sunday’s elections – TechCrunch
Facebook has quietly removed three far-right networks that were engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior intended…
WhatsApp adds a tip-line for checking fakes in India ahead of elections – TechCrunch
Facebook -owned messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a fact-checking tipline for users in India ahead…
Facebook launches searchable transparency library of all active ads – TechCrunch
Now you can search Facebook for how much Trump has spent on ads in the…
Twitter names first international markets to get checks on political advertisers – TechCrunch
Twitter has announced it’s expanding checks on political advertisers outside the U.S. to also cover…
Facebook is launching political ad checks in Nigeria, Ukraine, EU and India in coming months – TechCrunch
Facebook is launching some of its self-styled ‘election security’ initiatives into more markets in the…
Europe dials up pressure on tech giants over election security – TechCrunch
The European Union has announced a package of measures intended to step up efforts and…
‘The problem is Facebook,’ lawmakers from nine countries tell Zuckerberg’s accountability stand-in – TechCrunch
A grand committee of international parliamentarians empty-chaired Mark Zuckerberg at a hearing earlier today, after…