Facebook Admits Selling Political Ads to Russia During 2016 US Election

Facebook Admits Selling Political Ads to Russia During 2016 US Election

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http://wccftech.com/russia-bought-100000-ads-us-election/

Fake accounts "likely" linked to Russia bought thousands of ads during US election

Facebook sold ads to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters during the 2016 US election campaign, the company told congressional investigators earlier this Wednesday. Facebook’s chief security officer, Alex Stamos, later revealed in a blog post published today that over 470 accounts spent over $100,000 to buy around 3,000 ads. The company representatives told the congressional committee that it has linked these inauthentic accounts to a Russian “troll farm” that has a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Facebook Admits Selling Political Ads to Russia During 2016 US Election

Sep 7, 2017, 2:19am UTC
http://wccftech.com/russia-bought-100000-ads-us-election/ >Fake accounts "likely" linked to Russia bought thousands of ads during US election >Facebook sold ads to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters during the 2016 US election campaign, the company told congressional investigators earlier this Wednesday. Facebook’s chief security officer, Alex Stamos, later revealed in a blog post published today that over 470 accounts spent over $100,000 to buy around 3,000 ads. The company representatives told the congressional committee that it has linked these inauthentic accounts to a Russian “troll farm” that has a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda.