Facebook Admits Russians Bought $100,000 in Ads to Influence 2016 Election
Facebook reveals to Congress that Russian operatives bought $100,000 in political ads reaching millions of Americans, first admission of platform weaponization for foreign election interference, detailed in multiple congressional hearings and investigations throughout late 2017
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- Facebook says Russian-backed accounts bought $100,000 in ads (2017-09-06)
- Facebook sold ads to Russian company during 2016 election (2017-09-06)
- Facebook Surrenders Russian-Linked Influence Ads To Congress (2017-10-02)
- Facebook to tell Congress Russian-linked content may have reached 126 million during 2016 election (2017-10-30)
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