In their testimony, the social media companies revealed startling new data showing many more millions of Americans were exposed to the fake news than previously thought. He said social media manipulation by terror networks and foreign governments is “one of the greatest challenges to American democracy” and national security. Analysts say Russia’s social media interference was part of a broader effort to help Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. Twitter blocking Russian mediaBut the social media firms face the difficult challenge of keeping their platforms open, in order to avoid accusations of censorship and bias, and not becoming the curators of truth in society. Asked by Graham whether he believed countries like Iran or North Korea could launch similar social media campaigns of misinformation, Stretch noted it was “certainly” possible.

Source: Manila Times November 01, 2017 04:18 UTC