Facebook admits: governments exploited us to spread propaganda
by Olivia Solon from Technology | The Guardian on (#2MJJV)
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Facebook has publicly acknowledged that its platform has been exploited by governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries - including during the presidential elections in the US and France - and pledged to clamp down on such "information operations".
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