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Facebook has a trust problem.
The issue is fake news, and Facebook’s reaction to it.
People believe, and now <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/10/hard-questions-russian-ads-delivered-to-congress/">there’s some evidence</a>, that Russian operatives bought at least 3,000 dark ads which were seen by 10M people, 4.4M before the election. The aim was to seed discontent by showing over-the-top, extreme ads. Let’s dive into what all this means.
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Facebook has a trust problem. The issue is fake news, and Facebook’s reaction to it. People believe, and now there’s some evidence, that Russian operatives bought at least 3,000 dark ads which were seen by 10M people, 4.4M before the election. The aim was to seed discontent by showing over-the-top, extreme ads. Let’s dive into what all this means. (more…)

Facebook has a trust problem.
The issue is fake news, and Facebook’s reaction to it.
People believe, and now <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/10/hard-questions-russian-ads-delivered-to-congress/" rel="noopener noreferrer">there’s some evidence</a>, that Russian operatives bought at least 3,000 dark ads which were seen by 10M people, 4.4M before the election. The aim was to seed discontent by showing over-the-top, extreme ads. Let’s dive into what all this means.
 <a href="http://furlobros.com/308-can-facebook-fix-fake-news-ad-problem/#more-2309" rel="noopener noreferrer">(more…)</a>

308: How Can Facebook Fix their Fake News and Ad Problem?

Each week James and Matthew Furlo talk about the tech corporate-opera: corporation's dealings, the people, their marketing campaigns and their technology (and movie reviews, if we're being honest). Tech topics include virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI), internet-based platforms, and new gadgets. We also dissect company culture, leadership changes, quarterly earning reports, and industry research. Thanks for listening!

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