The number of countries waging disinformation campaigns has more than doubled since 2017. And for most of them, the weapon of choice remains Facebook.
A new study, "The Global Disinformation Order" [PDF], from researchers at Oxford University, says that the number of countries pulling off disinformation campaigns increased from 28 in 2017 to 48 in 2018. That number jumped to 70 in 2019.
And, according to the report, Facebook "remains the platform of choice for social media manipulation." Evidence of propaganda campaigns operating via Mark Zuckerberg's creation were found in 56 countries.
In the wake of incidents like Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and violence in Myanmar, Facebook announced a number of measures designed to fight propaganda and fake news across its platform as well as Instagram and WhatsApp. But Facebook continues to be plagued by reports of loopholes, work-arounds, and, sometimes, self-inflicted wounds in the fight against misinformation. Read more...
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