Article 5XBH6 Trolls and traffickers target Facebook group for Ukrainian refugees

Trolls and traffickers target Facebook group for Ukrainian refugees

by
Diane Taylor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5XBH6)

Technology firm should help spot Russian-based users, says founder of group matching up with UK hosts

Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates

One of the largest Facebook groups matching Ukrainian refugees with UK host families has warned of the dangers of infiltration posed by Russian trolls and traffickers.

Room for Ukrainians in the UK is a Facebook group that was set up little over two weeks ago and already has 12,500 members. Most of those posting are Ukrainians in need of sponsors and British people who want to open their homes to the new arrivals.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.theguardian.com/technology/rss
Feed Title Technology | The Guardian
Feed Link https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology
Feed Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2024
Reply 0 comments