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janx

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Wed Aug 1, 2018, 06:14 PM Aug 2018

#TrollTracker: Facebook Uncovers Active Influence Operation

Facebook shared eight pages with @DFRLab 24 hours before the takedown. This post gives an initial description of their open-source, publicly-visible features, focused on those which suggested a lack of authenticity or a resemblance to earlier troll operations.


SAMPLE PAGES HERE:

https://medium.com/dfrlab/trolltracker-facebook-uncovers-active-influence-operation-74bddfb8dc06


Yikes. I found this link in an NBC article:

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-s-new-foreign-influence-report-excluded-most-divisive-rhetoric-n896391
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#TrollTracker: Facebook Uncovers Active Influence Operation (Original Post) janx Aug 2018 OP
Just edited to add the link to the sample pages. n/t janx Aug 2018 #1
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