Stretch said, was “determined to prevent it from happening again.”The new information also illuminated when Facebook knew there had been Russian interference on its platform. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyGoogle said it had found 18 channels that were “likely associated” with the Russian agents that posted political videos to YouTube. For Facebook, Google and Twitter, the discovery of Russian influence by way of their sites has been a rude awakening. The company is working to issue an annual report about who is buying political ads and how much they are spending. Google said it will identify the advertisers paying for political ads within a link accessible from the ad.

Source: New York Times October 30, 2017 22:04 UTC