Facebook uncovers "Russia"-funded misinformation campaign

[iceberg]

ive used facebook advertising.

if done, whoever did would get more real views by carving a message on 5 trees of the redwood forest.

 

[Toro]

Putin's Western bitches will absolve their Russian Messiah of everything he does!

lol

 

[Aletheia4u]

my question is simple, how we can keep our forum from paid - Olgino trolls and misinformation?

"
Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network.

The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,000 ads over a two-year period, ending in May 2017.

The ads did not back any political figures specifically, but instead posted on topics including immigration, race and equal rights.

Facebook said it was co-operating with a US investigation into the matter.

The advertisements directed users towards around 470 accounts that spread false information or were otherwise in breach of Facebook’s terms and conditions, the site said.

“The ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum,” the company said in a blog post published on Wednesday."

Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign - BBC News

Mark Zuckerberg hires former Clinton, Obama pollster

Facebook admits ‘malicious actors’ spread misinformation during the 2016 U.S. election

 

[Stratford57]

my question is simple, how we can keep our forum from paid - Olgino trolls and misinformation?

"
Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network.

The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,000 ads over a two-year period, ending in May 2017.

The ads did not back any political figures specifically, but instead posted on topics including immigration, race and equal rights.

Facebook said it was co-operating with a US investigation into the matter.

The advertisements directed users towards around 470 accounts that spread false information or were otherwise in breach of Facebook’s terms and conditions, the site said.

“The ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum,” the company said in a blog post published on Wednesday."

Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign - BBC News

Mark Zuckerberg hires former Clinton, Obama pollster

Facebook admits ‘malicious actors’ spread misinformation during the 2016 U.S. election

Looks like OP is one of those cheap ‘malicious actors’. Soros' clown.

 

[Litwin]

Putin's Western bitches will absolve their Russian Messiah of everything he does!

lol

its funny but many Lenin - Stalin´s useful idiots ended up in GULAG , you think "Putin's Western bitches(UI)" know it?

 

[tinydancer]

Politico uncovered the Clinton campaign colluding with the Ukrainian government to spread disinformation. It's called propaganda and everyone and their mother in the media is involved in it.

I think I don't why you didn't want to provide the link of the Politico article. The article makes it clear that Russian interference was humongous, and Ukraine interference paled in comparison:

The Ukrainian efforts had an impact in the race, helping to force Manafort’s resignation and advancing the narrative that Trump’s campaign was deeply connected to Ukraine’s foe to the east, Russia. But they were far less concerted or centrally directed than Russia’s alleged hacking and dissemination of Democratic emails.

Russia’s effort was personally directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, involved the country’s military and foreign intelligence services, according to U.S. intelligence officials. They reportedly briefed Trump last week on the possibility that Russian operatives might have compromising information on the president-elect. And at a Senate hearing last week on the hacking, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said “I don't think we've ever encountered a more aggressive or direct campaign to interfere in our election process than we've seen in this case.”

There’s little evidence of such a top-down effort by Ukraine. Longtime observers suggest that the rampant corruption, factionalism and economic struggles plaguing the country — not to mention its ongoing strife with Russia — would render it unable to pull off an ambitious covert interference campaign in another country’s election. And President Petro Poroshenko’s administration, along with the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, insists that Ukraine stayed neutral in the race.

Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire

I gave you the link. And it's Politico's spin that the Ukrainian efforts paled in comparison. But since then much more has been discovered and Senator Grassley is on it big time.

It's gotten so wild that it's been discovered that not only were the Podesta Group lobbying for a Russian government bank BUT.......are you ready.....drum roll ....also for the Party of Regions.

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration
Jul 24, 2017
Report Alleges DNC Consultant Involved in Presidential Election Worked with Ukraine

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wrote to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein raising concerns over yet another instance of deficient enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as it relates to the 2016 presidential election.

Media reports suggest that Ukrainian “political leadership” opposed the candidacy of Donald Trump for president of the United States and worked with a Democratic National Committee consultant to undermine his campaign. This consultant allegedly had various meetings with Ukrainian government officials, including embassy staff, to coordinate the dissemination of incriminating information about Trump campaign officials.

It appears that this consultant was operating to advance the interests of both the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton campaign, and a foreign government, which would have required registration under FARA.

In his letter, Grassley requests information on any actions taken by the Justice Department pursuant to FARA in this case, the differences between this case and similar cases in which the Justice Department required registration and whether the Department is investigating links and coordination between the Ukrainian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee.

On July 26, the Judiciary Committee will convene a hearing to examine enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and attempts to influence U.S. elections.

More at link:

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration | Chuck Grassley

You gave us a link to Politico, and when you realized that the article wasn't very flattering to Putin, you discredited Politico.

I didn't discredit Politico at all. That's their spin because they lean left. No big smurf. And back in January when the article was written remember the big freaking lie that was out there?

You know the one the left wing media were touting as true? That all 17 count them 17 Intelligence agencies agreed the Ruskies did it? And that myth finally was blown out of the water.

A lot has happened since that article was written. Like finding out that not one agency ever examined the DNC servers?

 

[tinydancer]

Politico uncovered the Clinton campaign colluding with the Ukrainian government to spread disinformation. It's called propaganda and everyone and their mother in the media is involved in it.

I think I don't why you didn't want to provide the link of the Politico article. The article makes it clear that Russian interference was humongous, and Ukraine interference paled in comparison:

The Ukrainian efforts had an impact in the race, helping to force Manafort’s resignation and advancing the narrative that Trump’s campaign was deeply connected to Ukraine’s foe to the east, Russia. But they were far less concerted or centrally directed than Russia’s alleged hacking and dissemination of Democratic emails.

Russia’s effort was personally directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, involved the country’s military and foreign intelligence services, according to U.S. intelligence officials. They reportedly briefed Trump last week on the possibility that Russian operatives might have compromising information on the president-elect. And at a Senate hearing last week on the hacking, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said “I don't think we've ever encountered a more aggressive or direct campaign to interfere in our election process than we've seen in this case.”

There’s little evidence of such a top-down effort by Ukraine. Longtime observers suggest that the rampant corruption, factionalism and economic struggles plaguing the country — not to mention its ongoing strife with Russia — would render it unable to pull off an ambitious covert interference campaign in another country’s election. And President Petro Poroshenko’s administration, along with the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, insists that Ukraine stayed neutral in the race.

Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire

I gave you the link. And it's Politico's spin that the Ukrainian efforts paled in comparison. But since then much more has been discovered and Senator Grassley is on it big time.

It's gotten so wild that it's been discovered that not only were the Podesta Group lobbying for a Russian government bank BUT.......are you ready.....drum roll ....also for the Party of Regions.

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration
Jul 24, 2017
Report Alleges DNC Consultant Involved in Presidential Election Worked with Ukraine

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wrote to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein raising concerns over yet another instance of deficient enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as it relates to the 2016 presidential election.

Media reports suggest that Ukrainian “political leadership” opposed the candidacy of Donald Trump for president of the United States and worked with a Democratic National Committee consultant to undermine his campaign. This consultant allegedly had various meetings with Ukrainian government officials, including embassy staff, to coordinate the dissemination of incriminating information about Trump campaign officials.

It appears that this consultant was operating to advance the interests of both the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton campaign, and a foreign government, which would have required registration under FARA.

In his letter, Grassley requests information on any actions taken by the Justice Department pursuant to FARA in this case, the differences between this case and similar cases in which the Justice Department required registration and whether the Department is investigating links and coordination between the Ukrainian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee.

On July 26, the Judiciary Committee will convene a hearing to examine enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and attempts to influence U.S. elections.

More at link:

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration | Chuck Grassley

You gave us a link to Politico, and when you realized that the article wasn't very flattering to Putin, you discredited Politico.

so typical for trolls of Olgino, 7 years ago they hated Chechens today they love Kadyrov

here kadyrov is side by side with Basaev))

Kadyrov has brought stability to Chechnya has he not? On the other hand all the Chechens who are fighting with ISIS are vile creatures. Brilliant tacticians but still vile creatures.

So I still hate the Chechen terrorists.

 

[Litwin]

Politico uncovered the Clinton campaign colluding with the Ukrainian government to spread disinformation. It's called propaganda and everyone and their mother in the media is involved in it.

I think I don't why you didn't want to provide the link of the Politico article. The article makes it clear that Russian interference was humongous, and Ukraine interference paled in comparison:

The Ukrainian efforts had an impact in the race, helping to force Manafort’s resignation and advancing the narrative that Trump’s campaign was deeply connected to Ukraine’s foe to the east, Russia. But they were far less concerted or centrally directed than Russia’s alleged hacking and dissemination of Democratic emails.

Russia’s effort was personally directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, involved the country’s military and foreign intelligence services, according to U.S. intelligence officials. They reportedly briefed Trump last week on the possibility that Russian operatives might have compromising information on the president-elect. And at a Senate hearing last week on the hacking, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said “I don't think we've ever encountered a more aggressive or direct campaign to interfere in our election process than we've seen in this case.”

There’s little evidence of such a top-down effort by Ukraine. Longtime observers suggest that the rampant corruption, factionalism and economic struggles plaguing the country — not to mention its ongoing strife with Russia — would render it unable to pull off an ambitious covert interference campaign in another country’s election. And President Petro Poroshenko’s administration, along with the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, insists that Ukraine stayed neutral in the race.

Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire

I gave you the link. And it's Politico's spin that the Ukrainian efforts paled in comparison. But since then much more has been discovered and Senator Grassley is on it big time.

It's gotten so wild that it's been discovered that not only were the Podesta Group lobbying for a Russian government bank BUT.......are you ready.....drum roll ....also for the Party of Regions.

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration
Jul 24, 2017
Report Alleges DNC Consultant Involved in Presidential Election Worked with Ukraine

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wrote to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein raising concerns over yet another instance of deficient enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as it relates to the 2016 presidential election.

Media reports suggest that Ukrainian “political leadership” opposed the candidacy of Donald Trump for president of the United States and worked with a Democratic National Committee consultant to undermine his campaign. This consultant allegedly had various meetings with Ukrainian government officials, including embassy staff, to coordinate the dissemination of incriminating information about Trump campaign officials.

It appears that this consultant was operating to advance the interests of both the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton campaign, and a foreign government, which would have required registration under FARA.

In his letter, Grassley requests information on any actions taken by the Justice Department pursuant to FARA in this case, the differences between this case and similar cases in which the Justice Department required registration and whether the Department is investigating links and coordination between the Ukrainian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee.

On July 26, the Judiciary Committee will convene a hearing to examine enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and attempts to influence U.S. elections.

More at link:

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration | Chuck Grassley

You gave us a link to Politico, and when you realized that the article wasn't very flattering to Putin, you discredited Politico.

so typical for trolls of Olgino, 7 years ago they hated Chechens today they love Kadyrov

here kadyrov is side by side with Basaev))

Kadyrov has brought stability to Chechnya has he not? On the other hand all the Chechens who are fighting with ISIS are vile creatures. Brilliant tacticians but still vile creatures.

So I still hate the Chechen terrorists.

so you ok with the fact that Kadyrov said 2 days ago that will go against your Kremlin thugs if they support Burma? and bring 100 000 Muslims on Moscow-Gorzny streets with guns? and yearly war contribution with Kremlin thugs pay him?

 

[Stratford57]

I think I don't why you didn't want to provide the link of the Politico article. The article makes it clear that Russian interference was humongous, and Ukraine interference paled in comparison:

Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire

I gave you the link. And it's Politico's spin that the Ukrainian efforts paled in comparison. But since then much more has been discovered and Senator Grassley is on it big time.

It's gotten so wild that it's been discovered that not only were the Podesta Group lobbying for a Russian government bank BUT.......are you ready.....drum roll ....also for the Party of Regions.

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration
Jul 24, 2017
Report Alleges DNC Consultant Involved in Presidential Election Worked with Ukraine

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wrote to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein raising concerns over yet another instance of deficient enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as it relates to the 2016 presidential election.

Media reports suggest that Ukrainian “political leadership” opposed the candidacy of Donald Trump for president of the United States and worked with a Democratic National Committee consultant to undermine his campaign. This consultant allegedly had various meetings with Ukrainian government officials, including embassy staff, to coordinate the dissemination of incriminating information about Trump campaign officials.

It appears that this consultant was operating to advance the interests of both the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton campaign, and a foreign government, which would have required registration under FARA.

In his letter, Grassley requests information on any actions taken by the Justice Department pursuant to FARA in this case, the differences between this case and similar cases in which the Justice Department required registration and whether the Department is investigating links and coordination between the Ukrainian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee.

On July 26, the Judiciary Committee will convene a hearing to examine enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and attempts to influence U.S. elections.

More at link:

Grassley Raises Further Concerns over Foreign Agent Registration | Chuck Grassley

You gave us a link to Politico, and when you realized that the article wasn't very flattering to Putin, you discredited Politico.

so typical for trolls of Olgino, 7 years ago they hated Chechens today they love Kadyrov

here kadyrov is side by side with Basaev))

Kadyrov has brought stability to Chechnya has he not? On the other hand all the Chechens who are fighting with ISIS are vile creatures. Brilliant tacticians but still vile creatures.

So I still hate the Chechen terrorists.

so you ok with the fact that Kadyrov said 2 days ago that will go against your Kremlin thugs if they support Burma? and bring 100 000 Muslims on Moscow-Gorzny streets with guns? and yearly war contribution with Kremlin thugs pay him?

I thought this thread was supposed to be about Facebook, not about Kadyrov again.

However our anxious OP makes such a porridge of his own threads: he mixes up Putin, Kadyrov, Lenin, Stalin, Chechnya, Ukraine, etc. in every thread of his and then somehow tries to blame all that on Putin. All his threads are basically about same sh*t and it would be honest from him to title them all "I'm a Ukrainian zombie, I hate Russia and Putin and badly want to stir this sh*t up ".

 

[oreo]

For months Facebook has denied that any Russian entity bought adds on Facebook--that were false adds against Hillary Clinton. They admit that an a Russian company did it out of St. Petersburg. Now the interesting part of this is that Foreigners cannot spend any money on an American election. If there was any American that knew about this, they will be charged with a crime.

"Facebook reps told congressional investigators Wednesday that it had unwittingly sold ads during the presidential election to a Russian company that was targeting voters, a new report said Wednesday.

The officials said that they traced the ad sales worth $100,000 to a shadowy Russian “troll farm” with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, The Washington Post reported, citing sources.

Some of the 3,300 ads, which first appeared in the summer of 2015, named eventual nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton by name, the paper said.

Facebook came clean as congressional investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller are probing Russian meddling in the US election and whether there was collusion with the Trump campaign

The president has denied the allegations of potential collusion, dismissing them as “fake news” and “a hoax.”"
http://nypost.com/2017/09/06/facebook-admits-it-sold-political-ads-to-shady-russians-report/

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

 

[tinydancer]

So what?

Presidential Transition

Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire
Kiev officials are scrambling to make amends with the president-elect after quietly working to boost Clinton.


By KENNETH P. VOGEL and DAVID STERN

01/11/2017 05:05 AM EST

Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire

 

[Zander]

TDS in full bloom.

 

[S.J.]

 

[CrusaderFrank]

For months Facebook has denied that any Russian entity bought adds on Facebook--that were false adds against Hillary Clinton. They admit that an a Russian company did it out of St. Petersburg. Now the interesting part of this is that Foreigners cannot spend any money on an American election. If there was any American that knew about this, they will be charged with a crime.

"Facebook reps told congressional investigators Wednesday that it had unwittingly sold ads during the presidential election to a Russian company that was targeting voters, a new report said Wednesday.

The officials said that they traced the ad sales worth $100,000 to a shadowy Russian “troll farm” with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, The Washington Post reported, citing sources.

Some of the 3,300 ads, which first appeared in the summer of 2015, named eventual nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton by name, the paper said.

Facebook came clean as congressional investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller are probing Russian meddling in the US election and whether there was collusion with the Trump campaign

The president has denied the allegations of potential collusion, dismissing them as “fake news” and “a hoax.”"
http://nypost.com/2017/09/06/facebook-admits-it-sold-political-ads-to-shady-russians-report/

Tell us how these ads made you flip your vote

 

[Kat]

 

[Gracie]

Y'all actually BELIEVE fb and its founder? Really?????

If that is the case..I have some nice ocean front property in Arizona for sale. Great views of the pacific and just steps to the beach. Cheap. Only 10 mil!

 

[toobfreak]

FACEBOOK finally admits the a Russian company bought adds to influence election

So did at least 50 other organizations. People all across this country and all over the world have an interest in our elections, half our politicians go on to work as lobbyists for foreign interests, and half our companies are OWNED by foreign companies! Hillary was working with the Ukrainians to foil Trump, Donna Brazille and CNN were trying to give Hillary an edge, our FBI let Hillary off the hook for things that would have landed any of us in jail for life because it would have led STRAIGHT back to asking Obama some very uncomfortable questions; even our own country meddles in other country's elections! Everyone forget how Obama tried to hose Benjamin Netanyahu and keep him from being reelected just a couple years ago? Who is kidding who. I really don't get this obsession with anything remotely Russian as being some big secret Trump conspiracy, especially after all the dealings Barack and Hillary had with them themselves---- ----there is nothing to this Russian malarkey and it is just another straw dog for the democrats to beat in order to keep trying to change the subject away from THEM.

 

[frigidweirdo]

You know when people's response is just to laugh and nothing more, that they don't have anything to say.

 

[Aletheia4u]

For months Facebook has denied that any Russian entity bought adds on Facebook--that were false adds against Hillary Clinton. They admit that an a Russian company did it out of St. Petersburg. Now the interesting part of this is that Foreigners cannot spend any money on an American election. If there was any American that knew about this, they will be charged with a crime.

"Facebook reps told congressional investigators Wednesday that it had unwittingly sold ads during the presidential election to a Russian company that was targeting voters, a new report said Wednesday.

The officials said that they traced the ad sales worth $100,000 to a shadowy Russian “troll farm” with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, The Washington Post reported, citing sources.

Some of the 3,300 ads, which first appeared in the summer of 2015, named eventual nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton by name, the paper said.

Facebook came clean as congressional investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller are probing Russian meddling in the US election and whether there was collusion with the Trump campaign

The president has denied the allegations of potential collusion, dismissing them as “fake news” and “a hoax.”"
http://nypost.com/2017/09/06/facebook-admits-it-sold-political-ads-to-shady-russians-report/

Well, that is very nice of them to not censored the Russians, but they do censored anyone that are Pro-Trump, or anyone that is morally right. Are you sure that Facebook is as sweet as a little lamb as the way CNN is?.


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