Washington Examiner: Russian election-meddling used YouTube, Instagram, more than previously thought, Senate Intel report says
A comprehensive study compiled for the Senate describing, with new details, Russian efforts to support President Trump's 2016 campaign and administration is set to be released this week.
The report was conducted by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and network analysis firm Graphika. It's based on data from 2009 to 2017 that was provided to the Senate and House Intelligence committees, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The report offers insight into the use of social media platforms that have received little congressional attention so far, such as YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Tumblr, and Pinterest. It also looks at email accounts run by Google's Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft's Hotmail.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. Senate is not satisfied with Silicon Valley helping the Senate in their investigation .... Silicon Valley May Have Done ‘Bare Minimum’ To Help Russia Investigation, Senate Intel Committee Told (CBS SF Bay Area). The commissioned US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report is here .... The IRA and Political Polarization in the United States (The Computational Propaganda Project: Algorithms, Automation and Digital Politics).
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