Facebook says ‘inauthentic’ Russian accounts spent $100K on ads in US Presidential race
By Sean Larkin
Facebook’s role in the latest race for the White House, and more specifically fake information spread via the social network, has been a hot topic of debate. And that debate has only heated up after it was revealed that up to $100,000 of its ad spend was generated by suspicious accounts during the period.
A blog post today (September 6) from Alex Stamos, Facebook’s chief security officer, details an analysis from the social network that conceded that up to 470 associated accounts, likely operating out of Russia, attempted to misuse its platform between June 2015 Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




