Questions for Facebook About Russia’s Use of Its Network
- 6 years ago
Questions for Facebook About Russia’s Use of Its Network
Maryland, which was targeted by 262 ads in comparison to Wisconsin’s 55, wasn’t
up for grabs; it was a state the Democratic candidate carried by 26 percent.”
Do the company’s records show that Russia-backed ads and posts reached a higher number of people in certain states or regions of the United States
Mr. Mueller’s latest indictment says that, after the middle of 2016, Russians often talked about targeting
“purple states,” or those in which the number of Republican and Democratic voters are close.
As Senator Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, noted last year:
“What you haven’t heard is that almost five times more ads were targeted at Maryland than Wisconsin.
“This equals about four-thousandths of 1 percent (0.004 percent) of content in News Feed, or approximately one out of 23,000 pieces of content.”
The majority of the Russian ad spend happened AFTER the election.
Others have asserted in the past that Russia did not appear to focus its social media efforts on swing states.
Maryland, which was targeted by 262 ads in comparison to Wisconsin’s 55, wasn’t
up for grabs; it was a state the Democratic candidate carried by 26 percent.”
Do the company’s records show that Russia-backed ads and posts reached a higher number of people in certain states or regions of the United States
Mr. Mueller’s latest indictment says that, after the middle of 2016, Russians often talked about targeting
“purple states,” or those in which the number of Republican and Democratic voters are close.
As Senator Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, noted last year:
“What you haven’t heard is that almost five times more ads were targeted at Maryland than Wisconsin.
“This equals about four-thousandths of 1 percent (0.004 percent) of content in News Feed, or approximately one out of 23,000 pieces of content.”
The majority of the Russian ad spend happened AFTER the election.
Others have asserted in the past that Russia did not appear to focus its social media efforts on swing states.