Facebook shuts New Zealand party’s page over COVID-19 misinformation
WELLINGTON: Facebook shut down the page of a fringe New Zealand political party on Thursday (Oct 15), days before a general election, for sharing what the…
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Government told to urgently protect elections from online interference
The government urgently needs to legislate to protect elections from online interference, senior politicians have said. British authorities are failing to…
Facebook announces research grant for studying impact of social media on…
On 29 April, Facebook announced its first research grants to academics studying the impact of social media on elections, part of an effort to prevent…
Is Facebook prepared for Asia’s elections?
BANGKOK/MANILA — In 2015, Twinmark Media Enterprises launched a business that would become one of the most prolific sources of spam and fake news in the…
Google to vet political advertisers for European Parliament elections
Google has announced a raft of initiatives designed to “support the democratic process” during the European Parliament elections next May.The…
WhatsApp Tells Companies to Stop Spam Amid Brazil Elections | Apps
Latest Apps and Software NewsThe WhatsApp messaging service said Friday that it has sent “cease and desist” letters to stop companies from sending bulk…
Hackers, trolls and the fight over your vote in the 2018 midterm elections…
Latest breaking news on Cyber securityIt’s not as intense as in 2016, as far as we know. But there are plenty of indications that the hacking and social…
Social media influence campaigns undermine elections | Cyber Security
Latest breaking news on Cyber securityOnline propaganda organized by nation-state actors like Russia, China and Iran is part of the reason sites like…
How the dark web could hurt the midterm elections | Cyber Security
Latest breaking news on Cyber securityThe dark web isn’t a place, it’s a network.
Like the normal internet we use every day, the dark web is loaded…
US intelligence officials reportedly say sources in Russia have gone quiet…
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caption The Kremlin is pictured above in Moscow on March 7, 2017. source Spencer Platt/Getty Sources in the Kremlin and close…