In light of the Facebook allegations, this piece a wrote last year is worth a re-post. Originally, from Open Democracy There’s been a lot of talk about fake news lately. The truth is that fake news isn’t new. What is new is the extent to which fake news has overtaken the media landscape and […] read more »
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From Open Democracy JAMES CUSICK and CRINA BOROS 8 February 2018 It’s a “legitimate con”, according to one former executive at ESI Media, the Russian-owned company that controls London’s Evening Standard and the online Independent. A writer working for Spark, the Telegraph’s branded content division, calls it “creative deception”. For the American communications academic, Mara Einstein, it’s simply […] read more »
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This previously appeared on Salon.com It’s not just Facebook’s Russian ads: Hidden advertising is pervasive and growing Russians were able to secretly insert themselves into our political system because online ads have gone unchecked MARA EINSTEIN11.19.2017•8:30 AM Senators are calling for regulations on political advertising in light of Russian ads appearing on multiple social media sites. […] read more »
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You can read more about others on the list here. Not surprised that I’m the only critic on the list. read more »
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