Facebook Admits Russians Bought $100,000 in Ads to Influence 2016 Election

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International Kleptocracy
Actors:Facebook, Internet Research Agency, US Congress, Russian Government, Mark Zuckerberg
2017-09-01 · Washington D.C. · 1 min read

Facebook reveals to Congress that Russian operatives bought $100,000 in political ads reaching millions of Americans, first admission of platform weaponization for foreign election interference, detailed in multiple congressional hearings and investigations throughout late 2017

Sources

  1. Facebook says Russian-backed accounts bought $100,000 in adsThe Washington Post(2017-09-06)
  2. Facebook sold ads to Russian company during 2016 electionCNN(2017-09-06)
  3. Facebook Surrenders Russian-Linked Influence Ads To CongressNPR(2017-10-02)
  4. Facebook to tell Congress Russian-linked content may have reached 126 million during 2016 electionABC News(2017-10-30)