Russian state hackers appear to have breached a federal agency

Posted on 03/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Russia’s 2020 hacking campaigns might have included a successful data breach at the US government. In the wake of a CISA notice warning of a cyberattack on an unnamed federal agency’s network, Wired and security company Dragos have obtained evidence...

Google reportedly plans to ban post-election day political ads

Posted on 25/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google will not run any election-related ads after polls for the US presidential election close on November 3rd, according to Axios. In an email obtained by the publication, the search giant warns advertisers they won’t be able to run ads “referencin...

YouTube is sharing more ‘authoritative’ election info with voters

Posted on 24/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

YouTube already has a few election protection measures in place, like removing videos that encourage election meddling and banning claims that could mislead voters. Today, YouTube announced that it’s paying special attention to mail-in voting content...

Facebook will block ads claiming victory ahead of official results

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Contrary to previous reports, a Facebook rep has confirmed that the social media site will not, in fact, allow ads claiming victory for either the Trump or Biden campaigns to run on election night. In a September 3rd blog post, Facebook’s Mark Zucker...

Report highlights blindspots in Facebook’s fight against voting misinformation

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A tool that Facebook says can help state officials monitor voting misinformation doesn’t give users a complete picture of Facebook activity, according to a report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP). CrowdTangle, the tool in question, can’t moni...

Twitter makes its ‘biggest push ever’ to encourage voter registration

Posted on 22/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

As part of National Voter Registration Day, Twitter is rolling out new tools to connect US users with voter registration resources. The platform says this is “its biggest push ever” to encourage people to register.Today, every person with a Twitter a...

Facebook is running a national ad campaign to encourage voting

Posted on 21/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook is launching a national consumer awareness ad campaign around voting and registration that includes a “vote-a-thon” and in-app consumer marketing campaign. It’s the continuation of a program that Facebook said that has helped 2.5 million peo...

Pinterest users won’t see ads when they search for election-related content

Posted on 03/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Ahead of November 3rd, Pinterest is implementing new policies to limit the amount and spread of misleading information related to the upcoming US presidential election. To start, when you search for topics like how to vote in two months times, you'll...

Facebook limits forwarding on Messenger to fight misinformation

Posted on 03/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In another attempt to fight misinformation, Facebook is introducing a forwarding limit on Messenger. Now, a message can only be forwarded to five people or groups at a time. Facebook says that will slow the spread of viral misinformation and harmful...

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