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Social media being ‘weaponised’ to enable foreign interference

Max Mason
Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

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Foreign interference and the spread of disinformation are made easier by social media in the way it uses secret algorithms to put forward content, allows anonymity and provides limited moderation, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) warns.

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess. Alex Ellinghausen

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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