Russia-Linked Accounts Were Active on Facebook Ahead of Brexit (ft.com)

The Russia-linked troll farm that used Facebook to target Americans during last year's election was also active in the UK ahead of the Brexit vote (Editor's note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source), the social media company has admitted. From a report: In a letter to the Electoral Commission, Facebook said accounts associated with the Internet Research Agency spent $0.97 for three ads in the days before the EU referendum. These ads appeared on approximately 200 news feeds in the UK before the country voted to leave the EU last year. For months the social media company has sidestepped questions from MPs and journalists about Russian interference through its platform in the UK. The concerns were fuelled by revelations this summer that Facebook had been weaponised by Russian entities before the election of US President Donald Trump. France and Germany have said their elections were also targeted. "We strongly support the Commission's efforts to regulate and enforce political campaign finance rules in the United Kingdom, and we take the Commission's request very seriously," Facebook said in the letter.

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Or maybe you're a lying piece of garbage?

[Brannon]

Hillary Clinton Gave 20 Percent of United States' Uranium to Russia in Exchange for Clinton Foundation Donations?

Re:Or maybe you're a lying piece of garbage?

[Mashiki]

That snopes article is full of so many inaccuracies that even World Weekly News wouldn't publish it. It also doesn't detract from the parent posters point that U1 dumped large sums of money to the Clinton's. Or that large parts of that uranium are now MIA, right off the fucking grid. Figure that one out, because it sure entered Canada and managed to get out of the country but nobody knows where it went. There's an on-going investigation here in Canada because it should have been something that was picked up by the ports.

Re:Or maybe you're a lying piece of garbage?

[Mashiki]

This covers some of it. There's a bunch of other crap relating to it you can find on thehill who've done a good job documenting it. Also includes FOIA'd documents(via judicialwatch) from during the Obama era showing that the previous administration along with the state dept., knew something was afoot and ignored it, or were so inept they simply let it happen.

Re:The case for BREXIT

[Falconhell]

So, when the traffic is jammed from the chunnel to Machester waiting for customs, hows that going to work out for you.
There is no way the EU will allow the UK to stay in the Union without the EUCJ.
You brexiters really are a fairly dim bunch.
As an expat watching from outside the whole area, its depressing to see the UK shoot itself in the foot with a whole rack of shotguns.
The whole case for Brexit was based on lies, the list goes on, but lets start with 350 million pounds a week for the NHS.
Any deal the UK gets will be either devastatingly punative, or situation same as before, with the same problems, but now you will have no say at all in Europe.
Heres a question for you, when a deal is made, do you support a referendum be held to vote on accepting it?
Im betting you dont, as you know that having realised their mistake on not voting in the first place, the voters would reject this dribbling idiocy, that will reduce the UK to third world status.
You say the EU is not a country, ignoring the fact that when it comes to trade, they are all under the same laws, effectively acting as one country, sorry that doesnt suit your nutty narrative, or are you just a liar like most of the Brexshitters?
We saw the writing on the wall in 1970 and got the hell out of a country that has now exported its best and brightest, and is left with its worst and dumbest, just like you.
Hal, heading for the cliff edge, foot firmly jammed on the throttle, crying "there is no cliff"
Sad.