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Bloomberg Markets AM with Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz. GUEST: David Garrity, CEO of GVA Research, on how social media giants continue to shirk responsibility in policing their content. To listen to the replay, click here. Mueller Indictment Puts Spotlight On Social Media As Tool Of Russian Disinformation Efforts: While there may be some debate
Garrity says the US needs tougher controls on social media since firms like Twitter seem incapable of “self-policing” their activities. “We’re operating with a cybersecurity regime that’s quite porous and increasingly prone to failure,” he said, arguing that advertising-driven “commercial free speech”, as practiced by social media firms, doesn’t necessarily enjoy the same constitutional protections
To watch the replay, click here. Mueller Indictment Puts Spotlight On Social Media As Tool Of Russian Disinformation Efforts While there may be some debate as to whether the 13 individuals and 3 organizations named in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Fri 2/16/18 indictment will ever be brought to trial, it is nevertheless incontrovertible that the
To listen to the broadcast, click here. (Interview starts at 1 min 30 seconds). GUEST: David Garrity, CEO of GVA Research, on Facebook Inc. turning over to Congress 3,000 ads purchased by groups linked to Russia that were designed to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election.
GVA Research’s David Garrity Presents: The Economics of Intelligence from GVA Research on Vimeo. The Economics of Intelligence from David M. Garrity, CFA “It’s a technology company, not an intelligence agency or an international diplomatic corps…” Yet… The reality is that if you’re at the helm of a machine that has two billion screaming, whiny
Listen to the audio replay here. Rise of “Fake News” Compromises The Informed Electorate Necessary for Liberal Democracy: Following David’s recent column considering the recent U.S. presidential election and factors influencing the outcome and noted the rise of “fake news” in the current cycle (see: http://www.investopedia.com/news/dont-blame-big-data-pollsters-failings-aapl-googl/), while social media companies eagerly state they support the free and
In the days following the U.S. election, social-media companies such as Facebook are facing accusations it spread fake news and other misinformation which influenced the electoral results. David Garrity joins BNN to discuss this “global problem.”
FB Advertiser Growth Promises Strong 3Q16 Results Indications are that FB has continued to enjoy very strong growth in 3Q16 with results expected out after the close on Wed 11/2/16. Street estimates call for revenues of $6.92bn (+54% year/year vs. 3Q15 $4.5bn) and EPS $0.97 (+70% year/year vs. 3Q15 $0.57). FB management indicated at the
