Facebook uncovers "Russia"-funded misinformation campaign

[Uncensored2008]

my question is simple, how we can keep our forum from paid - Olgino trolls and misinformation?

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Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network.

The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,000 ads over a two-year period, ending in May 2017.

The ads did not back any political figures specifically, but instead posted on topics including immigration, race and equal rights.

Facebook said it was co-operating with a US investigation into the matter.

The advertisements directed users towards around 470 accounts that spread false information or were otherwise in breach of Facebook’s terms and conditions, the site said.

“The ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum,” the company said in a blog post published on Wednesday."

Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign - BBC News

Facebook is trying to justify their censorship of conservative ideas, nothing more.

 

[Kosh]

my question is simple, how we can keep our forum from paid - Olgino trolls and misinformation?

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Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network.

The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,000 ads over a two-year period, ending in May 2017.

The ads did not back any political figures specifically, but instead posted on topics including immigration, race and equal rights.

Facebook said it was co-operating with a US investigation into the matter.

The advertisements directed users towards around 470 accounts that spread false information or were otherwise in breach of Facebook’s terms and conditions, the site said.

“The ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum,” the company said in a blog post published on Wednesday."

Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign - BBC News

How is this different than the paid far left Trolls on Facebook or this board?

 

[Litwin]

my question is simple, how we can keep our forum from paid - Olgino trolls and misinformation?

"
Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network.

The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,000 ads over a two-year period, ending in May 2017.

The ads did not back any political figures specifically, but instead posted on topics including immigration, race and equal rights.

Facebook said it was co-operating with a US investigation into the matter.

The advertisements directed users towards around 470 accounts that spread false information or were otherwise in breach of Facebook’s terms and conditions, the site said.

“The ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum,” the company said in a blog post published on Wednesday."

Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign - BBC News

How is this different than the paid far left Trolls on Facebook or this board?

read this and then answer to your own question


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Trolls from Olgino is an Internet slang term which appeared in late 2014, referring to a series of fake accounts registered on major discussion boards (social networks, online newspaper sites, video hosting services, etc.) that were used for promoting the Russian authorities' point of view in topics involving domestic policy, Ukraine and the Middle East. The extent to which the Russian government tried to influence social media became widely known after a June 2014 BuzzFeed article greatly expanded on government documents published by hackers earlier that year.[2] Stemming from a December 2014 article, the term "Trolls from Olgino" gained worldwide media attention by June 2015, when one of the offices of a Russian company named Internet Research Agency, based in Saint Petersburg, was exposed as having data from fake accounts used for biased Internet trolling. Subsequently, there were news reports of individuals receiving monetary compensation for performing these tasks.[1]....


In Saint Petersburg
In Olgino
[URL='https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Trolls_from_Olgino&params=59_59_42.7_N_30_07_49.7_E_']59°59′42.7″N 30°07′49.7″E

As reported by Novaya Gazeta newspaper, in the end of August 2013, the following message appeared in social networks: "Internet operators wanted! Job at chic office in Olgino!!! (st. Staraya Derevnia), salary 25960 per month (USD$780 as of 2013). Task: posting comments at profile sites in the Internet, writing thematic posts, blogs, social networks. Reports via screenshots. Individual schedule <...> Payment every week, 1180 per shift (from 8.00 to 16.00, from 10.30 to 18.30, from 14.00 to 22.00). PAYMENTS EVERY WEEK AND FREE MEALS!!! Official job placement or according to contract (at will). Tuition possible."[3]

As reported by media and former employees, the office in Olgino had existed and been functioning since September 2013. It was situated in a white cottage,[4] 15 minutes by an underground railway from "Staraya Derevnia" station, opposite "Olgino" railway station.[3] Workplaces for troll-employees were placed in basement rooms.[9][12][16]

Savushkina Street
59°59′03.5″N 30°16′19.1″E

According to Russian online newspaper DP.ru, several months before October 2014 the office moved from Olgino to a four-story building at 55 Savushkina Street.[11][12][17] As reported by journalists, the building is officially an object of uncompleted construction and stays as such as of March 2015.[10]

A New York Times investigative reporter was told that the Internet Research Agency had shortened its name to "Internet Research," and as of June 2015 had been asked to leave the 55 Savushkina Street location "a couple of months ago" because "it was giving the entire building a bad reputation." A possibly related organization, FAN or Federal News Agency, was located in the building. The New York Times article describes various experiences reported by former employees of the Internet Research Agency at the Savushkina Street location. It also describes several disruptive hoaxes in the US and Europe, such as the Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax, that may be attributable to the Internet Research Agency or similar Russian-based organizations.[18]

In other cities
Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported that, according to Alexey Soskovets, head of the office in Olgino, North-Western Service Agency was hiring employees for similar projects in Moscow and other cities in 2013.[3]

Work organization
Highest level
Russian online newspaper Fontanka.ru analyzed documents published by hackers in May 2014. According to journalists, it appears that under the same leadership the specific plan or scheme was designed for internet agencies with hundreds of paid bloggers and commenters as well as several media in Russia and Ukraine in addition to some low key ("pocket") social organizations. The monthly budget of this plan was 33.5 million Russian rubles, 17 million of which are in cash.[5][6][/URL]
" Trolls from Olgino - Wikipedia

 

[Litwin]

Breaking news, FACEBOOK CLOSED 80% OF all Olgino groups in FB. ITS 3 000 000 followers link:
В "фабрике троллей" рассказали о закрытии администрацией Facebook 80 % их групп

 

[OldLady]

Less than 500 accounts, but how many idiots buy into it? There may be a few enemies of this country on this board, here to stir shit up, but what's sad is how many well intentioned people buy it and start spreading it. That ends up being lots lots more than 500.

Hilary spent 1.2 Billion Dollars on her campaign.....

do you really think 100,000 dollars over a two year period is a problem...?

That is NOT what I'm talking about. You are a case in point of posters who can't tell the difference between the motive of hopelessly dividing this country's people and getting a candidate elected.

 

[OldLady]

Breaking news, FACEBOOK CLOSED 80% OF all Olgino groups in FB. ITS 3 000 000 followers link:
В "фабрике троллей" рассказали о закрытии администрацией Facebook 80 % их групп

 

[Litwin]

Less than 500 accounts, but how many idiots buy into it? There may be a few enemies of this country on this board, here to stir shit up, but what's sad is how many well intentioned people buy it and start spreading it. That ends up being lots lots more than 500.

Hilary spent 1.2 Billion Dollars on her campaign.....

do you really think 100,000 dollars over a two year period is a problem...?

That is NOT what I'm talking about. You are a case in point of posters who can't tell the difference between the motive of hopelessly dividing this country's people and getting a candidate elected.

this story has very little to do with "a candidate", its about unknown previously in history attack on USA institutions. even Koba (Stalin) didn´t attack USA so boldly. we see the pure "act of Wars" almost every day . who you think stays behind KKK and Anarchists in USA/EU? and The congress knows it, and It will soon force Kremlin thugs pay for it.

 

[Litwin]

by the way, this a real picture of the troll olgino factory

 

[OldLady]

by the way, this a real picture of the troll olgino factory

May I share/use second to last image?

 

[Litwin]

by the way, this a real picture of the troll olgino factory

May I share/use second to last image?

YES , YOU CAN, YOU ARE LADY )