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Former Twitter worker convicted of helping Saudi Arabia spy on dissidents

At least one former Twitter employee is facing prison time for allegedly helping Saudi Arabia spy on critics. Bloombergreports a jury in San Francisco has convicted US resident Ahmad Abouammo of serving as an agent for Saudi Arabia, as well as falsifying records, money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to prosecutors, Abouammo took bribes in 2015 from a key aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Bader Al Asaker, in return for sensitive account info that could be used to track and silence dissidents.The one-time media partnership manager said that he was only doing his job. However, the prosecution showed evidence that Abouammo received $300,000 and a $20,000 Hublot watch from the aide.Abouammo ...
— (Engadget) (August 10)   (Pocket)

Ex-Twitter Manager Convicted of Being Secret Agent for Saudi Arabia + Leaking Private User Information

From a Justice Department statement released yesterday: A federal jury yesterday convicted a former Media Partnerships Manager for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region at Twitter of acting as a foreign agent without notice to the Attorney General, conspiracy, wire fraud, international money laundering, and falsification of records in a federal investigation. The verdict follows…
— (Reason) (August 11)   (Pocket)

FBI: Nigerian scammers tried to steal $5m from U.S. businesses including multiple universities

The defendants were charged in part with "wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and aggravated identity theft for defrauding a North Carolina university of more than $1.9 million via a business email compromise scheme," the department said; similar attempts were made in Texas and Virginia.
— (Just the News) (August 11)   (Pocket)

Twitter will fight misinformation in US midterms with notification changes

Twitter is both reviving and improving its election misinformation strategy ahead of the 2022 US midterms. The social network has reactivated enforcement of its Civic Integrity Policy to prepare for the vote, and there are a handful of upgrades in store this year. To begin, it will avoid recommending misleading tweets through notifications — falsehoods might not spread as much as in the past. The company is considering this approach for "other surfaces," too.You should also see redesigned fact-check labels that are better at prompting people to read. Twitter first tested these labels in late 2021.Other efforts will be more familiar.
— (Engadget) (August 11)   (Pocket)

Research suggests one way to fight voting misinformation - NPR

Miami-Dade County Elections Department employees check the tabulation made by voting equipment that will be used in the upcoming state primary election. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
— (NPR) (August 5)   (Pocket)