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Facebook has misled the public about its knowledge of the use by Russian hackers of the powerful platform to meddle with the 2016 US presidential election, reported on Nov. 15 an investigation New York Times .
has sometimes criticized critics as being anti-Semitic or attempting to link activists to billionaire investor George Soros and attempted to deflect public anger against rival technology firms.
In a lengthy investigation document likely to trigger political repercussions in Washington, The Times argued that the way Facebook treated the crisis was to "delay, deny and deflect". His article was based on interviews with more than 50 people, including executives and former and current Facebook employees, lawmakers and government officials, lobbyists and congressional staff.
The founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and the director of operations. Sheryl Sandberg was so determined to develop the company that she "ignored the warning signs and then sought to conceal them in plain sight of the public," according to the report. As for Russia, Zuckerberg said in the fall of 2016 that it was "crazy" to think that Facebook had been used to help Donald Trump win the US presidency, but the report says that the experts interns knew this was not the case.
In fact, the Times stated that for more than a year, Facebook had ambaded evidence of Russian activities through an investigation conducted by its former security chief, Alex Stamos. This implied that the Russians would consult the Facebook accounts of people involved in campaigns for the US presidential election and, later, Russian-controlled accounts providing journalists with information from hacked emails from senior Democratic Party officials.
But it is only belatedly that the board of directors of the company was informed Times declared
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When the criticism of his late admission to Russia became critical, Facebook launched a lobbying campaign led by Ms. Sandberg. The Times stated that the company had used a public relations firm to spread negative reviews about its political critics and to silence rival companies such as Google and Apple, said the Times . A committee, anti-Facebook demonstrators burst into the room and waved a sign depicting both Zuckerberg and Sandberg – both Jews – as the twin heads of an octopus with its tentacles around the world. Facebook responded by pressuring a Jewish civil rights group – the Anti-Defamation League – to publicly label this anti-Semitic criticism, the Times said.
Facebook also reportedly used a Republican opposition law firm to discredit militants, in part by linking them to liberal Soros, who became a prime target of Trump supporters and far-right conspiracy groups .
Before and since this month's midterm elections, Facebook closed dozens of accounts on its own platform and on Instagram, which apparently aimed to influence the vote, and explored a possible connection with Russia.
In the elections, Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives and the Times report is likely to increase political pressure on society.
The most popular social media platform in the world has been for months on the merits, including on the allegation that Cambridge Analytica consulting firm misused the data of millions of users of Facebook to lead him to the White House
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