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demmiblue

(36,823 posts) Wed Jul 14, 2021, 07:15 PM Jul 2021

New book reveals how much Facebook knew about Russian election interference & how little the company

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New book reveals how much Facebook knew about Russian election interference & how little the company (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2021 #1

Who bought into Facebook early and in a large way? OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #2

Wow! That's news to me. A link or two about Russian investment in FB? hedda_foil Jul 2021 #3

I just Googled "Russian investments in Facebook" OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #4

Thank you! VTB Bank/Gazprom went to Jared. hedda_foil Jul 2021 #7

On the other hand Facebook is really good at policing women's clothing Johonny Jul 2021 #5

As if we hadn't learned enough from the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #6

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OAITW r.2.0

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2. Who bought into Facebook early and in a large way?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 07:42 PM

Jul 2021

Oh yeah, Russians.......we know they have hooks into the bip players financially, but I wonder if Steve has other concerns that force him to allow Russian cyber warfare on a larger and larger scale with Facebook?

hedda_foil

(16,371 posts)

3. Wow! That's news to me. A link or two about Russian investment in FB?

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 07:52 PM

Jul 2021

I've really never seen anything about that so I'd really appreciate it.

OAITW r.2.0

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4. I just Googled "Russian investments in Facebook"

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 08:28 PM

Jul 2021

Got 17.5MM links. One of the first was a Guardian article-

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/russia-funded-facebook-twitter-investments-kushner-investor

hedda_foil

(16,371 posts)

7. Thank you! VTB Bank/Gazprom went to Jared.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 01:31 AM

Jul 2021

Johonny

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5. On the other hand Facebook is really good at policing women's clothing

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 09:10 PM

Jul 2021

and other pointless infractions.

Rhiannon12866

(204,757 posts)

6. As if we hadn't learned enough from the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 09:15 PM

Jul 2021

Wasn't that enough??

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