Facebook, Twitter Ill-Equipped to Stop Repeat of 2016 Meddling
- Mueller indictment details indentity theft that’s hard to spot
- Revelations renew calls for new ways to protect 2018 election
Facebook in Damage Control Mode After Russia Probe Indictments
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Internet companies have a long way to go before they’re capable of stopping any foreign meddling in future U.S. elections.
Changes rolled out so far by Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and other technology companies wouldn’t prevent the tactics revealed Friday by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian operatives -- let alone any new hacks dreamed up by bad actors.