Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens
by Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#5GFAE)
A Guardian investigation exposes the breadth of state-backed manipulation of the platform
Facebook has repeatedly allowed world leaders and politicians to use its platform to deceive the public or harass opponents despite being alerted to evidence of the wrongdoing.
The Guardian has seen extensive internal documentation showing how Facebook handled more than 30 cases across 25 countries of politically manipulative behavior that was proactively detected by company staff.
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