Russia Reportedly Bought Thousands of Facebook Ads Sought To Stress Racial Divisions (thehill.com)

According to The Washington Post, Russia government actors bought Facebook advertisements during the 2016 election cycle that sought to exploit and divide based on hot-button racial issues. Some of the ads promoted civil rights groups such as Black Lives Matter, while others criticized them in an effort to sow division. The Hill reports: Facebook is handing over some 3,000 ads to congressional investigators as part of probes into the Kremlin's alleged effort to influence the outcome of last year's presidential election. Other ads allegedly highlighted Hillary Clinton's support among Muslim women and promoted anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant messages. Facebook didn't comment on the story, but did refer to a statement earlier this month from its chief privacy officer, Alex Stamos: "Rather, the ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the idealogical spectrum -- touching on topics from LGBT matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights."

Comments

Gee they should have hired Obama

[Crashmarik]

Just looking around they have nothing on what a true professional was able to accomplish.

Re:"According to the Washington Post."

[knightghost]

Have you ever heard of a country named "Ukraine"? Off down the rabbit hole you go...

Re:Haven't they been doing this stuff forever?

[hyades1]

Back then, you could actually find literate, well-informed conservatives who would defend their views or change them according to the facts. These days, most conservatives are a pack of proudly-ignorant morons who desperately hate anybody smarter than them (which encompasses most of the population), and who dismiss proved facts that refute their noxious views.