Facebook Failed to Take Action on Albanian Fake Accounts That Swayed opinion

Sophie Zhang has accused the company

Responsible Author: exit.al | TIRANA, 04/13/2021, 19:36 Time

exit.al - A Facebook whistleblower has denounced Facebook’s failure to take action on networks of fake accounts, including one supporting a political leader in Albania.

Former data scientist for the social media giant, Sophie Zhang has accused the company of ignoring or failing to act on issues that have undermined elections and political affairs around the world.

In a 6600-word memo, partially published by Buzzfeed, Zhang said:

“I’ve found multiple, blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse the platform on vast scales to mislead their own citizenry, and caused international news on multiple occasions. I have personally made decisions that affected national presidents, without oversight, and taken action to enforce against so many prominent politicians globally, that I’ve lost count.”She added that there were countless examples of heads of government and political parties using fake accounts to sway public opinion. Zhang said she also found evidence of coordinated campaigns to influence outcomes.

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SECOURS POULAIRE FRANCAIS CALLS UP FOR DONATION TO KEEP HELPING THE LEBANESE

130 000€ ALREADY GRANTED TO VULNERABLE

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi & Jedi Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 04/10/2021, 01:09 Time

USPA NEWS - The Secours Populaire Français (SPF) organized an online press conference, Thursday April 8 at 10 a.m. (French time), in the presence of Lebanese families helped by its local partner, the Association for the Development of Man and the Environment ( DPNA). It is Malika Tatbi, Director of Public Relations, of the SPF, who animates this press conference with the presence of, Henriette Steinberg, Secretary General of Secours populaire Francais (SPF), as well as of the SPF, as well as Corinne Makowski, Secretary National of the SPF, from the SPF Headquarters in Paris, France. On the side of Lebanon, Ismaïl Hassouneh - National Secretary and doctor of Secours populaire, and Hiba Antoun - Head of DPNA projects, were present, as well as some women beneficiaries of the Franco-Lebanese SPF-DPNA program, and some journalists, connected , by video conference. The situation facing the population in Lebanon is very serious. When parents can no longer feed their children, they are capable of the worst. Lebanon has just joined the twenty countries in "catastrophic level of famine, according to UN agencies. SPF has released an initial emergency fund of € 130,000 to buy basic food products in situ

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