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Fb identifies secret marketing campaign to persuade citizens in Iraq and Ukraine

Affect campaigns transcend Cambridge Analytica
Influence campaigns go beyond Cambridge Analytica

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Author: Thenextweb

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  8. "Technology giants are shook because the Apple privacy strategy is rolling on. Bet they rue the day iOS 14 was ever announced". (January 28, 2021)
  9. "Facebook is rolling out a new tab in its main app called Facebook Shop. The company had introduced a similar tab on Instagram in July after it announced Facebook Shops its feature to turn pages into stores in May". (August 25, 2020)
  10. "Exxon, Comcast, and other companies target people of different political leanings with different ads on Facebook. Here's how that works". (April 14, 2021)
  11. "Back in August, Facebook announced it would begin banning posts related to the QAnon conspiracy movement that supported acts of violence. Since then, the company has removed over 1,500 Pages and Groups for QAnoncontaining discussions of potential violence and over 6,500 Pages and Groups tied to more than 300 Militarized Social Movements". (October 6, 2020)
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