DOJ report finds foreign meddling had no impact on midterm electionsUnfortunately, the actual details are under wraps.By J. Fingas, 02.05.2019
Pentagon preps cyberattack in case Russia interferes with electionsIt would be ready to retaliate if there was evidence of vote tampering.By J. Fingas, 11.04.2018
Apple News app will provide real-time results on Election DayThe app will also have live video from ABC and NBC.By A. Dellinger, 11.02.2018
Snapchat helped register 418,000 US voters in two weeksDigital get-out-the-vote efforts can work.By J. Fingas, 10.24.2018
US targets individual Russians in fight against election interferenceIt's the first overseas operation of its kind.By J. Fingas, 10.23.2018
Russian woman indicted for interfering with 2018 US midterm electionsShe allegedly helped manage internet misinformation campaigns.By J. Fingas, 10.19.2018
Twitter publishes over 10 million tweets linked to election meddlingRussia and Iran are under the microscope.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2018
USA Today thinks chat bots can keep voters informed during midtermsFind out what's happening and where to vote.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2018
Instagram uses Stories to encourage voter registrationThe platform is partnering with TurboVote to help citizens sign up.By K. Holt, 09.18.2018
Facebook expands security measures for political campaign staffThe pilot program comes just in time for the US midterm elections.By J. Fingas, 09.17.2018
Mark Zuckerberg op-ed describes the election interference 'arms race'Facebook's CEO called for cooperation ahead of hearings on foreign influence.By R. Lawler, 09.05.2018
Facebook tells Senate it needs help stopping election interferenceSheryl Sandberg says the government should cooperate.By J. Fingas, 09.04.2018
Twitter will also label issue ads under its new advertising policyThey'll be archived and available to see online.By D. Lumb, 08.30.2018
Facebook makes it easier for researchers to analyze its ad archiveA new API will sort by metrics like ad spend, impressions and demographics reached.By D. Lumb, 08.22.2018
California primary candidate faced cyberattacks for a yearDr. Hans Keirstead's campaign dealt with thousands of hacking attempts.By J. Fingas, 08.15.2018
Google publishes its own archive of US political adsPolitical ads that have run on any part of its platform are archived there.By D. Lumb, 08.15.2018
Facebook's tougher policies delay Hispanic political adsIts attempt to prevent interference is having unintended consequences.By J. Fingas, 08.05.2018
Facebook removes fake accounts targeting 2018 US midtermsIt's following a similar strategy to the 2016 presidential election.By J. Fingas, 07.31.2018
Twitter puts verification fixes on hold as elections loomIt wants to curb fake news before it hands out more blue checkmarks.By J. Fingas, 07.17.2018
Twitter initiates its new campaign ad policySome of the platform's changes to prepare for the midterm elections go into effect.By D. Lumb, 05.24.2018