Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Technology Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by ByKevin Roose Sept. 25, 2018 To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape. Its website publishes a steady stream of stories on hot-button political issues like race, immigration and income inequality. It has reader polls, a video section and a daily podcast. But this is no ordinary media start-up. USAReally is based in Moscow and has received funding from the Federal News Agency, a Russian media conglomerate with ties to the Internet Research Agency, the “troll farm” whose employees were indicted by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Caught flat-footed by the influence campaigns of 2016, intelligence agencies and tech companies in … [Read more...] about Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?
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Google foe pays in rubles, gets Google to run ‘Russian troll ads’
By Ethan Baron | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 4, 2018 at 4:07 pm | UPDATED: September 4, 2018 at 4:08 pm A mysterious and persistent enemy of Google set the company up in an elaborate scheme designed to show that it is unwilling or unable to keep Russian political operatives out of its lucrative digital advertising business. If Google foe Campaign for Accountability is to be believed, it succeeded. If Google is to be believed, the group’s ad project was a stunt that didn’t live up to its billing. Campaign for Accountability — whose funders other than Google’s bitter rival Oracle remain a closely guarded secret — orchestrated an ad campaign it claimed mimicked the tactics of the Russian election meddlers who infested Silicon Valley tech companies’ social media platforms during the most-recent presidential campaign, the group said in a report Tuesday. “For months, Google has trumpeted … [Read more...] about Google foe pays in rubles, gets Google to run ‘Russian troll ads’
Russian firm indicted in special counsel probe cites Kavanaugh decision to argue that charge should be dismissed
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Oil, gold to gain on Syrian strikes, Russian retaliation in focus
By Vidya Ranganathan, Jan Harvey and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) – Gold and oil will extend their gains on Monday, albeit modestly, when the markets open for the first time since Western powers launched a missile attack on Syria but equities and bonds are unlikely to suffer big losses unless the West strikes again or Russia retaliates. “The newsflow is actually better than what it looked like at one point during last week as the strike was surgical, followed by a pullback. Reports show a lot of care was taken not to hit Russian targets, which is a good sign and the market should take heart from that,” said Salman Ahmed, chief investment strategist at Lombard Odier investment managers in London. Gold has benefited in recent days as a safe-haven asset amid a U.S.-China trade dispute and the escalating conflict in Syria, which also pushed oil above $70 per barrel due to concerns about a spike in Middle Eastern tensions. World stocks wobbled last week but still … [Read more...] about Oil, gold to gain on Syrian strikes, Russian retaliation in focus
Facebook moves to make political ads more transparent
Chronicle News Services Published 4:20 pm, Friday, April 6, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 Buy photo Vistors stop for photos at the Facebook sign, but many are now wary about sharing information on the social network. Vistors stop for photos at the Facebook sign, but many are now wary about sharing information on the social network. Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle Buy this photo Image 2 of 3 Buy photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, here at a conference last year, will testify before Congress. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, here at a … [Read more...] about Facebook moves to make political ads more transparent