Google, Facebook and others form tech coalition to secure US election

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SAN FRANCISCO (NYTIMES) - Facebook, Google and other major tech companies said Wednesday (Aug 12) that they were forming a coalition to promote discussions with government agencies to secure the November election.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook, Google and other major tech companies said Wednesday that they were forming a coalition to promote discussions with government agencies to secure the November election.

The coalition grew out of discussions that have occurred between the tech companies and the government agencies over the past four years. While some of the companies have made a practice of sharing leads about disinformation campaigns and other election threats, the efforts have been haphazard. Facebook, for instance, has monitored election behaviour in Brazil, Mexico, Germany and France. Last year, the social network said it was strengthening how it verified which groups and people placed political advertising on its site.

Beyond Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter, the group has expanded to involve LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Verizon Media and the Wikimedia Foundation. The government participants also include the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Justice's National Security Division.

 

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