Major technology firms including Facebook, Google and Twitter were set to meet Friday as part of an effort to coordinate the battle against misinformation campaigns by foreign agents, a media report said.
The report by BuzzFeed based on a leaked email said the companies were set to meet at Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco.
Microsoft, Snapchat and other tech firms were expected to participate in the gathering called by Facebook cybersecurity head Nathaniel Gleicher.
“As I’ve mentioned to several of you over the last few weeks, we have been looking to schedule a follow-on discussion to our industry conversation about information operations, election protection, and the work we are all doing to tackle these challenges,” Gleicher wrote, according to BuzzFeed.
Twitter declined to comment on the report. Facebook and Google did not immediately respond to an AFP query.
The news follows actions by Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft…
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