Russian Meddling in Major Social Media Identified During Election

A new report released this week by the US Senate says that Russia’s Internet Research Agency had used sites including YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram and PayPal – as well as Google and Twitter to spread propaganda.

 

According to Philip N Howard, director of the Oxford Internet Institute, the Russians used a whole family of social media sites to make the campaigns seem more legitimate. The report, put together by the Oxford Internet Institute and social network analysis firm Graphika found a campaign existing across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr and PayPal where various accounts would promote each other’s posts and events

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It was also reported that when Facebook suspended the group on its platform, the group’s Twitter account complained about the move and accused the firm of “supporting white supremacy”.

 

Source: BBC