Facebook to give Congress Russian-linked 2016 election ads

Credit: Eric Risberg

Credit: Eric Risberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday that the social media company will turn over to Congress thousands of ads believed to have been bought by Russian agents attempting to influence last year’s presidential election.

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Facebook officials said earlier this month that more than 3,000 ads were uncovered that ran between 2015 and 2017 and appeared to have come from a Russian entity that aimed to influence the election.

Live discussing Russian election interference.

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Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, September 21, 2017

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