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11-15-2017, 08:31 AM
Facebook subtly neither confirms nor denies Russian meddling during Brexit
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Russia's role in the U.S. presidential election is still being investigated (http://mashable.com/2017/11/01/facebook-ads-russian/). Now it's under fire for possibly meddling in the UK’s Brexit vote.*
On Monday,BuzzFeed News (https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/facebook-has-finally-opened-the-door-to-admitting-russia?utm_term=.lxqmlQzP4#.ewVozNx5y) reported about the possibility of Russian-backed ads influencing the June 2016 vote for the UK to withdraw from the European Union, also known as Brexit.
SEE ALSO: Russian trolls pushed the California and Texas secession movements (http://mashable.com/2017/11/07/calexit-texit-russia-internet-research-agency/)
Afterwards, in a policy speech, UK Prime Minister Theresa May accused Russia of messing with the democratic process.*
"It is seeking to weaponize information," she said about the country's tactics. "We know what you are doing and you will not succeed."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/14/russia-brexit-facebook-interference/)
More about Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Uk (http://mashable.com/category/uk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Brexit (http://mashable.com/category/brexit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Russian Interference (http://mashable.com/category/russian-interference/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/s0zk6eTh9ks
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Russia's role in the U.S. presidential election is still being investigated (http://mashable.com/2017/11/01/facebook-ads-russian/). Now it's under fire for possibly meddling in the UK’s Brexit vote.*
On Monday,BuzzFeed News (https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/facebook-has-finally-opened-the-door-to-admitting-russia?utm_term=.lxqmlQzP4#.ewVozNx5y) reported about the possibility of Russian-backed ads influencing the June 2016 vote for the UK to withdraw from the European Union, also known as Brexit.
SEE ALSO: Russian trolls pushed the California and Texas secession movements (http://mashable.com/2017/11/07/calexit-texit-russia-internet-research-agency/)
Afterwards, in a policy speech, UK Prime Minister Theresa May accused Russia of messing with the democratic process.*
"It is seeking to weaponize information," she said about the country's tactics. "We know what you are doing and you will not succeed."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/14/russia-brexit-facebook-interference/)
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