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Headline Roundup December 17th, 2018

Russia Meddled In All Major Social Media Platforms During 2016 Election, Report Says

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A new report prepared for the Senate claims that Russia meddled in all big social media platforms to influence the 2016 election.

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New Report On Russian Disinformation Shows The Operationโ€™s Scale And Sweep
New Report On Russian Disinformation Shows The Operationโ€™s Scale And Sweep

HotAir

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A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russiaโ€™s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to votersโ€™ interests to help elect President Trump โ€” and worked even harder to support him while in office.

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New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operationโ€™s scale and sweep
New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operationโ€™s scale and sweep

Washington Post

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The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to analyze the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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Russia 'meddled in all big social media' in US election, says report
Russia 'meddled in all big social media' in US election, says report

BBC News

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Russia allegedly used every major social media platform to influence the 2016 US election, a report claims.

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