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Conrad Omodiagbe
Russia At Work Ahead of US Elections
Once again, details have emerged linking Russia to several social media accounts and plots aimed at interfering with the hotly contested upcoming US presidential election between incumbent President Donald Trump of the Republican Party, and third-time contestant, Joe Biden of the Democratic Party. In a statement made on Tuesday the 1st of September, Facebook announced […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Facebook Under Fire for Labelling Policy
Following through on its new policy announced in June, popular social media platform, Facebook, has on Tuesday placed a “voting info” label on a post made by U.S. President Donald Trump, that questioned the validity of the country’s mail-in voting system which he said would lead to a “corrupt election” process. Facebook, through its CEO, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Facebook Announces Updates Ahead of US Polls
As America prepares for what is sure to be a game-changing election in November, social media giant and modern-day information hub, Facebook, has announced new changes to its platform. In a bid to fight against election manipulation, the social media giant aims to block hate speech, tackle misinformation of voters and the public on matters […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Facebook Ready for 2020 US Elections
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has stated that the social media platform is prepared to handle and prevent misinformation, as well as other attempts made by foreign states aimed at influencing the US election results in November. Zuckerberg made this known in a televised interview with the BBC, where he revealed that he was “pretty confident” […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Facebook and Google V. Russia’s Electoral Law
Tech giants, Facebook and Google, have been accused of interfering in Russia’s local elections which took place on the 8th of September. The accusation concerns the issue of political advertising on election day and the day preceding it. In a statement released by Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, it acknowledged that it had warned both companies […]
Farida Adamu
Facebook Tightens Election Ad Rules
Facebook has announced that it will be imposing stricter disclosure and transparency standards on ads for elections in the United States. What Are the New Rules? According to Politico, under the new Facebook policy, organisations that buy political ads will be asked to take additional steps to verify their identity. To obtain a confirmation label, advertisers […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Facebook Looks to Tackle Fake News Ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 Polls
As part of its commitment to transparency, the Facebook team in Nigeria has expressed their desire to fight the current trend of fake news shared across the internet ahead of the Nigerian general elections scheduled to hold in February next year. Announcing this at an exhibition for members of the press and the general public, […]