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U.S. Census enlists help of (Dem supporter) tech giants.
Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:31 am
Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:31 am
Fearful of fake news blitz, U.S. Census enlists help of tech giants | cnbc.com
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NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off fake news ” campaigns it fears could disrupt the upcoming 2020 count, according to Census officials and multiple sources briefed on the matter.
The push, the details of which have not been previously reported, follows warnings from data and cybersecurity experts dating back to 2016 that right-wing groups and foreign actors may borrow the fake news playbook from the last presidential election to dissuade immigrants from participating in the decennial count, the officials and sources told Reuters.
The sources, who asked not to be named, said evidence included increasing chatter on platforms like “4chan” by domestic and foreign networks keen to undermine the survey. The census, they said, is a powerful target because it shapes U.S. election districts and the allocation of more than $800 billion a year in federal spending.
Ron Jarmin, the Deputy Director of the Census Bureau, confirmed the bureau was anticipating disinformation campaigns, and was enlisting the help of big tech companies to fend off the threat.
“We expect that (the census) will be a target for those sorts of efforts in 2020,” he said.NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off fake news ” campaigns it fears could disrupt the upcoming 2020 count, according to Census officials and multiple sources briefed on the matter.
The push, the details of which have not been previously reported, follows warnings from data and cybersecurity experts dating back to 2016 that right-wing groups and foreign actors may borrow the fake news playbook from the last presidential election to dissuade immigrants from participating in the decennial count, the officials and sources told Reuters.
The sources, who asked not to be named, said evidence included increasing chatter on platforms like “4chan” by domestic and foreign networks keen to undermine the survey. The census, they said, is a powerful target because it shapes U.S. election districts and the allocation of more than $800 billion a year in federal spending.
Ron Jarmin, the Deputy Director of the Census Bureau, confirmed the bureau was anticipating disinformation campaigns, and was enlisting the help of big tech companies to fend off the threat.
“We expect that (the census) will be a target for those sorts of efforts in 2020,” he said.NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off fake news ” campaigns it fears could disrupt the upcoming 2020 count, according to Census officials and multiple sources briefed on the matter.
The push, the details of which have not been previously reported, follows warnings from data and cybersecurity experts dating back to 2016 that right-wing groups and foreign actors may borrow the fake news playbook from the last presidential election to dissuade immigrants from participating in the decennial count, the officials and sources told Reuters.
The sources, who asked not to be named, said evidence included increasing chatter on platforms like “4chan” by domestic and foreign networks keen to undermine the survey. The census, they said, is a powerful target because it shapes U.S. election districts and the allocation of more than $800 billion a year in federal spending.
Ron Jarmin, the Deputy Director of the Census Bureau, confirmed the bureau was anticipating disinformation campaigns, and was enlisting the help of big tech companies to fend off the threat.
“We expect that (the census) will be a target for those sorts of efforts in 2020,” he said.
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Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:50 am to someoneBEE
FWIW, I read in our paper the other day that the government said they need to hire 500,000 people in order to do a good job of reporting accurate numbers. Damn.
The govt. hired an estimated 625,000 for the 2010 census.
The govt. hired an estimated 625,000 for the 2010 census.
Posted on 3/30/19 at 9:09 am to someoneBEE
Asking companies that push fake news to help defend against fake news seems like a brilliant idea. We should also enlist NAMBLA to look out for child predators and the NAACP to track welfare fraud.
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