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An industry group that includes Google, Microsoft, Reddit, Pinterest and Twitter has met with federal agencies including the FBIs foreign influence task force to step up coordination on election interference. (Photo | AP)

Google joins other internet platforms to shield US election from...

A coordinated effort is being made by online platforms to curb the spread of disinformation and thwart efforts to...

14 Aug 2020 11:36 AM IST

Facebook has removed 35 Facebook accounts, three pages, and 88 Instagram accounts, security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher said. The people behind this network used fake accounts to pose as Americans, amplify and comment on their own content, and manage pages including some posing as President Trump fan pages. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook, Twitter crack down on Russia, China agents trying to sway US...

State-led influence campaigns were prominent on social media during the 2016 US elections and have been seen around the...

7 Aug 2020 7:11 PM IST

The more than 6,000-word memo by former employee Sophie Zhang cited organised efforts to harass, mislead or manipulate people in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Bolivia, Ecuador, India and elsewhere, along with election manipulation efforts in the United States and Brazil.

Facebook not doing enough to stop election manipulation, says fired...

She said she found multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse the platform on vast scales to...

15 Sept 2020 8:15 PM IST