Everything that makes current hearings of Facebook, Google and Twitter in US Kongressso remarkable, is in se two sentences of Senator Dianne Feinstein: "They have built se platforms, now y are being abused. And y have to do something about it – or we'll do it. "
Feinstein and IhreKongresskollegen want to find out what influence RussischePropaganda efforts had on US presidential election in VergangenenJahr. First and foremost it is about political advertisements, Diemutmaßlich Russian clients on Facebook, Google and Twittergeschaltet have.
On Tuesday representatives of three companies answered questions of members desRechtsausschusses in Senate, on Wednesday were dieGeheimdienstausschüsse of House of Representatives and Senate or series, in which Dianne also sits Feinstein.
FürHalbsatz explains ir threat to why hearings in US are a big topic, starting with sender. Like Feinstein Sindpraktisch, all those who have made a point of attention in hearings with pithy slogans, Democrats. So far, y were actually closer to Republicans than DenUS tech. But now y make impression that no longer valley-understanding Seinzu want, but valley-headers. The hearings are only example.
"They have built se platforms"Fine stone ErsterHalbsatz sounds like a blame assignment of three companies AmWahlergebnis. At same time, it acts like a distraction maneuver.
DiePropaganda ads may well have had real effects, even if y are difficult to prove. They may have mobilized some voters, Anderedemobilisiert, or simply donated chaos and contributed to split of American society.
But re are vielegewichtige reasons for election outcome, which have nothing to do with Facebook, Google and Twitter, but are overshadowed by hearings and MedialenAufmerksamkeit for it. Especially inferior Democrats like whole Rechtsein. It is easier to find blame for defeat of outside ranks, even outside country, to Alssich with ir own faults.
"Now y are being abused"Presumably HätteFeinstein no longer have to explain to those present what happened with DenUnternehmen y represent. The fact that she thought it trotzdemfür necessary, says a lot about different Feindbilderund so-called threatmodels of politics and internet companies.
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Politicians, in front of Allemsolche, who, like Feinstein, have been sitting in Secret Service committee for years, have this fantasy: "I don't think you get it," she said on Wednesday, in direction of company representatives. "We are talking about a disastrous change here. About start of cyber warfare. About a significant, foreign power with sophistication and ability to meddle in our presidential election campaign and sow strife throughout country. " It was an unequivocal call to companies to complete ir threat model.
"You must do something about it"Shortly after DerUS's election, Mark Zuckerberg had called a possible influence VonFalschmeldungen and propaganda on Facebook on election result still "a rar crazy idea". Few days Späterschriebder CEO, Facebook has been working on DemProblem for a long time, but must be even better. First figures to be manipulative, allegedly paid by Russian side Anzeigengab his company only in September: 3,000 ads von470 different accounts have been identified. About 100,000 dollars would have cost m toger. I think it should sound like a trifle.
Date Of Update: 03 November 2017, 12:03
