NEW YORK — There were signs, some say telltale signs, of Russians using social media to meddle in last year’s U.S. elections long before tech companies wised up to it. Could Facebook, Google and Twitter really not foresee — and when it was actually happening, simply see — that Russian government-sponsored agents were posting from fake accounts and buying political ads using little-known payments providers? They are political ads. Combine that with the yet-unregulated online political ads space, it’s no wonder Russia sought to exploit it. ——HINDSIGHT IS 20/20Asked in a hearing this week whether they have found all evidence of Russian meddling, top lawyers for Facebook, Google and Twitter said investigations were ongoing.

Source: National Post November 02, 2017 18:33 UTC