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Coverage dated March 29, 2022

Facebook paid GOP firm to run campaign against TikTok: report

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Facebook hired a Republican consulting firm to run a campaign aimed at turning public sentiment against TikTok through op-eds and letters to the editor in regional news outlets and the promoti…

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTok (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Eleven years ago, Facebook was caught red-handed after it hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticizing Google’s privacy practices in leading news outlets.

  2. Niemanlab

    Local news outlets were targeted in Facebook’s smear campaign against TikTok (opens Niemanlab)

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    Niemanlab's feed description

    Facebook hired a large consulting firm to undermine its competitor TikTok, The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz and Drew Harwell reported in an eye-popping scoop on Wednesday. The secret campaign specifically targeted local reporters to help amplify questionable claims about the platform. It seem…

  3. Washington Examiner

    Facebook pays Republican firm to highlight dangers of rival TikTok (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Facebook hired a Republican consulting firm to portray its archrival TikTok in a negative light, using a nationwide advocacy campaign to turn the public against it.

  4. The Hill

    Facebook paid GOP firm to run campaign against TikTok: report (opens The Hill)

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    Facebook hired a Republican consulting firm to run a campaign aimed at turning public sentiment against TikTok through op-eds and letters to the editor in regional news outlets and the promoti…

  5. The Guardian

    Facebook owner reportedly paid Republican firm to push message TikTok is ‘the real threat’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, solicited campaign accusing TikTok of being a danger to American children

  6. Insider

    Facebook reportedly funded a campaign to plant stories casting TikTok as a threat to kids and pushing headlines like 'From dances to danger' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The social media giant paid a Republican political firm to influence public perception of TikTok, according to a new report in The Washington Post.

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