At the beginning of this year, Facebook was hostile to the suggestion that it may have played an unwitting part in a foreign influence campaign. Facebook and Twitter threatened with sanctions in UK 'fake news' inquiry Read moreOne thing missing from that white paper was the identity of the malicious actor. It later emerged that the company had cut mentions of Russia from the document before publication owing to legal concerns. As 2017 winds to a close, Facebook could be forgiven for thinking its problems are behind it. Firstly, the fear of Russian misinformation has gone international, and Facebook is making unforced errors in its response.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2017 18:56 UTC