![]() ![]() What struck me about this statement was its mildness. Senator Mark Warner, the vice-chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, who had publicly and privately pressed these companies (which initially denied any involvement) around the issue, said in a statement: “While platforms like Facebook and Twitter are allowing Americans to communicate and share ideas in ways unimaginable just a decade ago, we’re also learning that we each bear some responsibility for exercising good judgment and a healthy amount of scepticism when it comes to the things we read and share on social media.” These entities used US technology companies - most notably Facebook, but also Instagram (owned by Facebook), Twitter, YouTube (owned by Google) and PayPal to execute their crimes. On Friday, the US Department of Justice charged 13 Russians and three companies in election manipulation, including spreading false and divisive content that helped propel Donald Trump to victory. ![]() ![]() We already knew it, but now it’s official - Facebook and other major platform groups played a crucial part in the Russian manipulation of the 2016 US presidential elections. ![]()
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