The issue, discovered and reported by Meta in 2019, affected hundreds of millions of users across Meta platforms.

Letters sent to Sen. Warner and shared exclusively with CyberScoop show platforms’ approach to AI and elections following calls that they aren’t doing enough.

Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.

An earlier ruling in the case had paralyzed communications between the government and online platforms to coordinate on mis- and disinformation.

An Israeli firm identified by Meta and OpenAI last week is an example of a burgeoning industry offering influence-for-hire services.

Meta researchers said the influence operation known as Doppelganger continues to target European elections and Ukraine policy with little impact.

Monday’s case has major ramifications for the relationship between the government and social media platforms and policing disinformation.

Twenty major tech companies committed to policies that make it harder for bad actors to leverage AI to influence elections

Details about the spyware firms, based in Italy, Spain and the UAE, were shared by the social media giant in its quarterly adversary threat report.

The ruling agreed with Meta’s decision to leave up videos that were misleadingly edited to label Biden as a “sick pedophile,” but said the platform must update…