Social Media Companies Now Provide Some Of The Best Tools For Spreading Propaganda From Other Nations

David Pierson, Task & Purpose/Los Angeles Times: Russia Isn’t The Only US Foe That’s Learned To Exploit American Social Media

It’s not the endorsement Facebook, Twitter or Google wants.

But the U.S.’s geopolitical adversaries appear to be in agreement: Silicon Valley’s biggest social media companies provide some of the best tools for spreading propaganda.

After months of attention paid to Russia’s influence campaign, Facebook revealed Tuesday that Iran has spent years surreptitiously promoting its interests through inauthentic accounts and pages.

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WNU Editor: Unfortunately .... the measures that social media companies have implemented to stop these influences appear to have solely targeted U.S. political groups on the right. At least that is the perception from many on the right in the U.S..

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