President Trump is a regular critic of social media and his criticism echoed another attack on Twitter as recently as October, when he again accused the platform of stifling the growth of his account. The internet firms have consistently denied charges of political bias and many analysts have pointed to large social media followings of conservatives including Mr Trump. RUSSIA REPORTThe criticism came a day after a report for the Senate revealed Russian agents had used social media in an attempt to sway the 2016 election in Mr Trump's favour. The IRA-created "Blacktivist" account sent out messages such as: "No lives matter to Hillary Clinton. The study showed the IRA US campaign began in 2015, aiming to mobilise conservative voters, with no specific backing for Mr Trump at the time.

Source: Daily Nation December 18, 2018 18:22 UTC