Facebook releases security report to explain changes to combat actions taken by organized actors

[Justice]

https://fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/facebook-and-information-operations-v1.pdf

I originally posted a note about this in LBN b/c heard it on MSNBC but that was locked (incorrectly IMO). I said I would look for further detail - but heard it originally on TV.

"Part of our role in Security at Facebook is to understand the different types of abuse that occur on
our platform in order to help us keep Facebook safe, and agreeing on definitions is an important
initial step. We define information operations, the challenge at the heart of this paper, as actions
taken by organized actors (governments or non-state actors) to distort domestic or foreign
political sentiment, most frequently to achieve a strategic and/or geopolitical outcome. These
operations can use a combination of methods, such as false news, disinformation, or networks of
fake accounts aimed at manipulating public opinion (we refer to these as “false amplifiers”)."

Good that FB now acknowledges role of governments or nonstate actors in trying to distort - bigger challenge to see if they can actually make a difference. FB is trying to do better with French election so we will see.

[HoneyBadger]

1. Facebook is complicit

The head of Cambridge Analytics now works for ? ..... Sounds like Lark Huckersturg.....