Both Facebook and Twitter say Kremlin-linked organizations used their platforms to try and influence voters during the 2016 election. Among the other Facebook ads shared with lawmakers are those featuring photos of Hillary Clinton behind what appear to be prison bars. The release to Congress is part of a widening government probe into how Russian operatives used Facebook, Twitter, Google and other technology platforms. Facebook will now require every group that runs political ads on the social network to publicly post copies of all the ads they have purchased. Twitter said last week that it has also shut down 201 accounts that were tied to the same Russian operatives who posted thousands of political ads on Facebook.

Source: Washington Post October 02, 2017 17:44 UTC