李伟王芳 + 77 ZL August 28, 2018 As U.S. mid-term elections near, social media giants say they have discovered and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to Russia and Iran in a move intended to (belatedly) guard against political interference. https://safehaven.com/tech/internet/Social-Media-Giants-Crack-Down-On-Global-Info-War.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA August 28, 2018 "Fake news" became 2017's word of the year, according to dictionary publisher Collins. And now one of President Donald Trump's favorite phrases has inspired him to announce "awards" in the same vein. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meanwhile + 49 PT August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said: As U.S. mid-term elections near, social media giants say they have discovered and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to Russia and Iran in a move intended to (belatedly) guard against political interference. https://safehaven.com/tech/internet/Social-Media-Giants-Crack-Down-On-Global-Info-War.html social media should be banned altogether. or we cancel elections due the stupid voters since they were influenced by 13 Russian nerds 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT August 28, 2018 Just now, Meanwhile said: social media should be banned altogether. or we cancel elections due the stupid voters since they were influenced by 13 Russian nerds so true 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen + 67 SM August 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said: As U.S. mid-term elections near, social media giants say they have discovered and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to Russia and Iran in a move intended to (belatedly) guard against political interference. https://safehaven.com/tech/internet/Social-Media-Giants-Crack-Down-On-Global-Info-War.html Twitter's ToS bans the creation of "fake" accounts (without defining what a fake account is). Is that the reason why we almost only hear about facebook and twitter, because they are the only sites where such activities violate the ToS? Or do Americans spend most of their online time on those two sites? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajan Bosnjacki + 27 AB August 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Meanwhile said: social media should be banned altogether. or we cancel elections due the stupid voters since they were influenced by 13 Russian nerds we deserve it all 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajan Bosnjacki + 27 AB August 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said: As U.S. mid-term elections near, social media giants say they have discovered and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to Russia and Iran in a move intended to (belatedly) guard against political interference. https://safehaven.com/tech/internet/Social-Media-Giants-Crack-Down-On-Global-Info-War.html Nobody in government did a thing about it over the last two years. It's kinda like infrastructure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sefko Trafikant + 35 ST August 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said: As U.S. mid-term elections near, social media giants say they have discovered and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to Russia and Iran in a move intended to (belatedly) guard against political interference. https://safehaven.com/tech/internet/Social-Media-Giants-Crack-Down-On-Global-Info-War.html This is great news. US voters should read more books, talk to real people and stop being educated by internet. President James Uwongo, Covfefe Palace, Covfefe, Republic of Nambia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT August 28, 2018 17 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said: As U.S. mid-term elections near, social media giants say they have discovered and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to Russia and Iran in a move intended to (belatedly) guard against political interference. https://safehaven.com/tech/internet/Social-Media-Giants-Crack-Down-On-Global-Info-War.html Facebook just banned Myanmar military accounts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Marcellus + 157 MM August 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Meanwhile said: social media should be banned altogether. or we cancel elections due the stupid voters since they were influenced by 13 Russian nerds I'm aware there are problems. Do you have any suggestions for solutions? I'm betting you do, please share. My suggestion is to question everything. Ask yourself, "why is this person telling me this?" What is their agenda? This is nothing new, people have been lying to one another since the creation of communication, not the creation of the internet. So it's not going to go away, I tell my kids it's up to them to question, ask why, and determine the truth for themselves. Don't assume something is true because some one said it. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meanwhile + 49 PT August 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, Mike Marcellus said: I'm aware there are problems. Do you have any suggestions for solutions? I'm betting you do, please share. My suggestion is to question everything. Ask yourself, "why is this person telling me this?" What is their agenda? This is nothing new, people have been lying to one another since the creation of communication, not the creation of the internet. So it's not going to go away, I tell my kids it's up to them to question, ask why, and determine the truth for themselves. Don't assume something is true because some one said it. I agree with you about asking those questions. However, those are self aware questions for 4th graders and we are talking about adults here, voting adults Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Marcellus + 157 MM August 28, 2018 paraphrasing here, believe it was Confucius. Question: When is the best time to plant a tree? Ans: 20 years ago. Question: When is the 2nd best time to plant a tree? Ans. Right Now. If they didn't learn it in 4th grade, well it's still important to know, and now seems like the 2nd best time. We can help others learn, if we want to. Do you want to help? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites