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Facebook accused of allowing fake news before elections in Mexico
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A Buzzfeed investigation claims that Facebook 's moderation team waited months to delete a group that generated fake news, waiting for a partner company to study and publish a report on the group.
Facebook accused of allowing fake news for months
The social network, according to this report , was aware of the fake news operation and allowed disinformation to spread and publish ads during the previous months before the July 1 election.
A spokesperson confirmed that they had found that a digital mark Job Function Email Database eting firm in Mexico , called Victory Lab, was a source of fake news, reporting it in an internal report made months ago.
The page and that of its founder , Carlos Merlo, were deleted after a report from the Atlantic Council was formally presented. The issue is that this occurred after the campaigns had ended, that is, when no candidate could have spoken about it.
They question monitoring of disinformation
The report questions whether the Atlantic Council is doing its job of independently monitoring disinformation and other vulnerabilities in elections around the world.
In May, it was reported in a press release that Facebook's decision to partner with the Atlantic Council was part of an effort to provide credible research on the role of social media in elections and democracy in general.
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It was also stated that Facebook has financially supported the Atlantic Council , but the entity claimed independence in its work despite this, since the social network had no influence or veto power over the size and depth of its research and reports.
The Atlantic Council is an American think tank that was founded in 1961 to encourage cooperation between North America and Europe after World War II, as well as to provide a forum for international policy and business leaders.
In recent years, the nonprofit association has used its resources to help with digital security and disinformation issues through its digital forensics laboratory (or DFRLab).
This is a collective of journalists and researchers who regularly publish reports about fake news and bots on social networks.
They claim that Facebook published its report after learning of the investigation
According to a BuzzFeed News account, it was after this site contacted Facebook and several attempts to obtain a statement regarding Victory Lab, that Facebook decided to close the page of Victory Lab and its founder.
Facebook launches Political Perspectives tool for elections in Mexico
However, among the various exchanges of statements and communications between BuzzFeed News and Facebook, one of them stated that Facebook had been investigating the alleged activities of Victory Lab, along with other entities, and that these efforts were reflected in a report prepared “months in advance” before the election in Mexico.
The Atlantic Council report itself stated that Victory Lab's founder and his agency had little influence, relying on the use of bots and fake pages on the social network for their tactics.
BuzzFeed, for its part, reported that the founder of Victory Lab was making big money thanks to his offer to artificially boost engagement on posts by Mexican politicians in recent months.
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A Buzzfeed investigation claims that Facebook 's moderation team waited months to delete a group that generated fake news, waiting for a partner company to study and publish a report on the group.
Facebook accused of allowing fake news for months
The social network, according to this report , was aware of the fake news operation and allowed disinformation to spread and publish ads during the previous months before the July 1 election.
A spokesperson confirmed that they had found that a digital mark Job Function Email Database eting firm in Mexico , called Victory Lab, was a source of fake news, reporting it in an internal report made months ago.
The page and that of its founder , Carlos Merlo, were deleted after a report from the Atlantic Council was formally presented. The issue is that this occurred after the campaigns had ended, that is, when no candidate could have spoken about it.
They question monitoring of disinformation
The report questions whether the Atlantic Council is doing its job of independently monitoring disinformation and other vulnerabilities in elections around the world.
In May, it was reported in a press release that Facebook's decision to partner with the Atlantic Council was part of an effort to provide credible research on the role of social media in elections and democracy in general.
[Tweet “A report claims that Facebook was slow to close a page that generated FakeNews”]
It was also stated that Facebook has financially supported the Atlantic Council , but the entity claimed independence in its work despite this, since the social network had no influence or veto power over the size and depth of its research and reports.
The Atlantic Council is an American think tank that was founded in 1961 to encourage cooperation between North America and Europe after World War II, as well as to provide a forum for international policy and business leaders.
In recent years, the nonprofit association has used its resources to help with digital security and disinformation issues through its digital forensics laboratory (or DFRLab).
This is a collective of journalists and researchers who regularly publish reports about fake news and bots on social networks.
They claim that Facebook published its report after learning of the investigation
According to a BuzzFeed News account, it was after this site contacted Facebook and several attempts to obtain a statement regarding Victory Lab, that Facebook decided to close the page of Victory Lab and its founder.
Facebook launches Political Perspectives tool for elections in Mexico
However, among the various exchanges of statements and communications between BuzzFeed News and Facebook, one of them stated that Facebook had been investigating the alleged activities of Victory Lab, along with other entities, and that these efforts were reflected in a report prepared “months in advance” before the election in Mexico.
The Atlantic Council report itself stated that Victory Lab's founder and his agency had little influence, relying on the use of bots and fake pages on the social network for their tactics.
BuzzFeed, for its part, reported that the founder of Victory Lab was making big money thanks to his offer to artificially boost engagement on posts by Mexican politicians in recent months.