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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFacebook Reportedly Paid For Smear Campaign Against George Soros
The social media giant tried to deflect criticism by linking anti-Facebook activists to Soros, according to a New York Times investigation.By Willa Frej 11/15/2018 07:19 am ET Updated 2 hours ago
In an effort to muffle criticism of how it handled Russian interference and disinformation, Facebook reportedly carried out a campaign to discredit dissenters that included targeted attacks on Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
A New York Times investigation, published Wednesday, delves into the social media giants handling of the controversy and chaos following the discovery of targeted disinformation campaigns. Facebook, facing increasing backlash in Washington, hired Definers Public Affairs, a Republican opposition research firm, to discredit anti-Facebook protesters by linking them to figures like Soros, a longtime critic of the social network, the newspaper reported.
Facebook initially worked with Definers to monitor press coverage of the company, but then expanded the relationship in October 2017, according to the report. The public relations firm then reportedly began promoting negative coverage of Facebooks rivals, including Apple and Google.
Definers also reportedly targeted Soros after anti-Facebook activists promoted what appeared to be anti-Semitic imagery during a congressional hearing. The firm sent a research document to reporters over the summer alleging that Soros was behind an anti-Facebook movement; his Open Society Foundations, for example, supported a group that his son founded as well as Color of Change, a group that belongs to an anti-Facebook advocacy group called Freedom From Facebook.
A New York Times investigation, published Wednesday, delves into the social media giants handling of the controversy and chaos following the discovery of targeted disinformation campaigns. Facebook, facing increasing backlash in Washington, hired Definers Public Affairs, a Republican opposition research firm, to discredit anti-Facebook protesters by linking them to figures like Soros, a longtime critic of the social network, the newspaper reported.
Facebook initially worked with Definers to monitor press coverage of the company, but then expanded the relationship in October 2017, according to the report. The public relations firm then reportedly began promoting negative coverage of Facebooks rivals, including Apple and Google.
Definers also reportedly targeted Soros after anti-Facebook activists promoted what appeared to be anti-Semitic imagery during a congressional hearing. The firm sent a research document to reporters over the summer alleging that Soros was behind an anti-Facebook movement; his Open Society Foundations, for example, supported a group that his son founded as well as Color of Change, a group that belongs to an anti-Facebook advocacy group called Freedom From Facebook.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-pr-smear-campaign-george-soros_us_5bed3811e4b0dbb7ea676529
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Facebook Reportedly Paid For Smear Campaign Against George Soros (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Nov 2018
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blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)1. But people still won't delete their Facebook accounts.
Maybe they're afraid they'll miss some of the garbage they read on there. Never had an account and now I'm glad I didn't.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. Yeah
Facebook is a undercover GOP anti democratic site.