​Executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter faced a second day of grilling from lawmakers on Wednesday, from a Senate committee demanding answers about Russian attempts to meddle in the recent U.S. election. Facebook revealed Tuesday that Russian-linked accounts managed to get viewed by up to 136 million Americans through fake posts that were shared widely. On Wednesday, Facebook also revealed additional details about activities on its network, specifically that Instagram, the photo sharing network, was also targeted. Warner grilled Edgett about why the service doesn't do a better job about getting rid of fake accounts, especially once they go viral. At its peak, the account had more than 156,000 followers, but was in fact a fake account run by Russian operatives.

Source: CBC News November 01, 2017 13:41 UTC