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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: Congress Should Make Rural Broadband a High Priority (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 06:27Facebook Battles New Criticism After US Indictment Against Russians (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 06:25Why Was Facebook So Easy to Hijack? (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 06:24
For Tech Giants, Halting Russian Meddling in U.S. Politics Won’t Be Easy
The US indictment handed up against three Russian companies and 13 individuals shows starkly how ill-prepared the tech giants were for the type of aggressive influence campaign the Russians allegedly mounted. The details also suggest it won’t be easy to stop such tactics in the run-up to the midterm election in less than nine months, say researchers who study social media. Facebook, Google parent Alphabet, and Twitter have more than 100,000 employees and $150 billion in annual revenue combined.