100,000 US dollars was spent on 3,000 advertisements over a two-year period
until May 2017, a Facebook internal investigation revealed. The ads did not
support any parties or politicians in particular but did spread misleading
information on a wide range of topics, including immigration, race and equal
rights. The advertisements directed users towards around 470 accounts that
spread false information or were otherwise in breach of Facebook’s terms and
conditions. The accounts have since been deleted by the company.
Tech & Rights
Facebook Reveals 'Russian-Funded' Disinformation Campaigns
100,000 US dollars was spent on 3,000 advertisements over a two-year period until May 2017, a Facebook internal investigation revealed. The ads did not support any parties or politicians in particular but did spread...
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