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Facebook Cut Russa References From Report

The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook cut references to Russia from a public report in April about manipulation of its platform around the presidential election because of concerns among the company’s lawyers and members of its policy team, according to people familiar with the matter. The drafting of the report sparked internal debate over how much information to disclose about Russian mischief on Facebook and its efforts to affect U.S. public opinion during the 2016 presidential contest, according to these people. Journal subscribers can read the full story here.

By TVNewsCheck | October 6, 2017 | 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Dan Levitt says:

October 6, 2017 at 3:03 pm

Exactly why TVnewscheck should splurge the extra $30/mo. so they rest of us can correct spelling and Grammar

marcellus alexander says:

October 6, 2017 at 3:37 pm

If the Russians manipulated Facebook (and other platforms) who else did the same thing?

Veronica Serrano Padilla says:

October 7, 2017 at 12:02 am

Where is “Russa” located? Between “Finlad” and “Chia?”