Sentences with phrase «further election interference»

If reports emerge of further election interference despite Facebook having two years to implement safeguards, it could be hit with significant public backlash and potential government regulation.

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Nearly a year later, further reporting and testimony from current and former intelligence officials have painted a portrait of Russia's election interference as a multifaceted, well - planned, and coordinated campaign aimed at undermining the backbone of American democracy: free and fair elections.

Besides, while Facebook's role in election interference in the 2016 US elections is merited, the company's problems abroad are far more disconcerting — especially where local regulations aren't as effective and can result in violence and death.

Zuckerberg also reflected on how far his company has come: «If you told me in 2004, when I was getting started with Facebook, that a big part of my responsibility today would be to help protect the integrity of elections against interference by other governments, you know, I wouldn't have really believed that.»

Further, citizens should have the right to know when the technology companies make a mistake, or when breaches occur such as the Russian election interference campaign in 2016 or the recently announced theft of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica.

Many people feel that the blockchain concept could eliminate voter fraud, hacking and other interference, making elections far more secure than they are today.

In the second congressional hearing on social media and the 2016 election last Wednesday, Facebook further revealed the extent of Russia's interference using Instagram.