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The Russians played negroes and libtards
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Date: October 02, 2017 02:28PM
People in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore Were Targeted by a Russian-Bought Facebook Ad That Referenced Black Lives Matter: Report
Monique Judge
Wednesday 11:37pm
More information has come to light about the Facebook ads purchased by a Russian-government-affiliated troll farm during the 2016 presidential election. Ads were purchased that referenced Black Lives Matter and specifically targeted people in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore.
Both Ferguson and Baltimore were the sites of widespread civil unrest and protests after high-profile killings of black men by police. CNN reports that the Internet Research Agency used that information to purchase geographically targeted advertising meant to sow political chaos in the United States.
While a senior spokesman from the Kremlin said last week that Russia did not buy ads on Facebook to influence the election, the Internet Research Agency is described as “a state-funded organization that blogs and tweets on behalf of the Kremlin,” according to CNN. Facebook says the agency purchased 3,000 ads, roughly a quarter of which were geographically targeted.
The Black Lives Matter ad that was purchased appeared on Facebook sometime between late 2015 and early 2016, CNN reports. Sources told CNN that the ad could be seen as both supporting Black Lives Matter and representing it as a threat to some residents of Ferguson and Baltimore.
While the ads did not necessarily promote one candidate or cause over another, it appears that the goal was to amplify political discord and create a general atmosphere of incivility and chaos.
In a statement earlier this month, Facebook’s chief security officer said: “The vast majority of ads run by these accounts didn’t specifically reference the U.S. presidential election, voting or a particular candidate. Rather, the ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum—touching on topics from LGBT matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights.”
Facebook has turned over copies of all the ads, as well as information about the account that purchased them, to special counsel Robert Mueller III, who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
On Thursday, the Senate Intelligence Committee will hear from Twitter on how foreign nationals may have taken advantage of its ad system as well during the 2016 election.
Read more at CNN.
How's it feel to know that you were chumped by the Russians! Russians! Russians! libtards? lol!
Monique Judge
Wednesday 11:37pm
More information has come to light about the Facebook ads purchased by a Russian-government-affiliated troll farm during the 2016 presidential election. Ads were purchased that referenced Black Lives Matter and specifically targeted people in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore.
Both Ferguson and Baltimore were the sites of widespread civil unrest and protests after high-profile killings of black men by police. CNN reports that the Internet Research Agency used that information to purchase geographically targeted advertising meant to sow political chaos in the United States.
While a senior spokesman from the Kremlin said last week that Russia did not buy ads on Facebook to influence the election, the Internet Research Agency is described as “a state-funded organization that blogs and tweets on behalf of the Kremlin,” according to CNN. Facebook says the agency purchased 3,000 ads, roughly a quarter of which were geographically targeted.
The Black Lives Matter ad that was purchased appeared on Facebook sometime between late 2015 and early 2016, CNN reports. Sources told CNN that the ad could be seen as both supporting Black Lives Matter and representing it as a threat to some residents of Ferguson and Baltimore.
While the ads did not necessarily promote one candidate or cause over another, it appears that the goal was to amplify political discord and create a general atmosphere of incivility and chaos.
In a statement earlier this month, Facebook’s chief security officer said: “The vast majority of ads run by these accounts didn’t specifically reference the U.S. presidential election, voting or a particular candidate. Rather, the ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum—touching on topics from LGBT matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights.”
Facebook has turned over copies of all the ads, as well as information about the account that purchased them, to special counsel Robert Mueller III, who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
On Thursday, the Senate Intelligence Committee will hear from Twitter on how foreign nationals may have taken advantage of its ad system as well during the 2016 election.
Read more at CNN.
How's it feel to know that you were chumped by the Russians! Russians! Russians! libtards? lol!
Re: The Russians played negroes and libtards
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Date: October 02, 2017 02:42PM
Russian Facebook ads showed a black woman firing a rifle, amid efforts to stoke racial strife
Both Facebook and Twitter say Kremlin-linked organizations used their platforms to try and influence voters during the 2016 election. Here's how. (The Washington Post)
By Adam Entous, Craig Timberg and Elizabeth Dwoskin October 2 at 1:44 PM
One of the Russian-bought advertisements that Facebook shared with congressional investigators on Monday featured photographs of an armed black woman “dry firing” a rifle — pulling the trigger of the weapon without a bullet in the chamber, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Investigators believe the advertisement may have been designed to encourage African American militancy and, at the same time, to stoke fears within white communities, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the probe. But the precise purpose of the ad remains unclear to investigators, the people said.
The apparent tactic underscores how the Russians used U.S.-based technology platforms to target Americans with highly tailored and sometimes-contradictory messages to exploit divisions in American society over the past two years.
#LibtardsGotChumped
Both Facebook and Twitter say Kremlin-linked organizations used their platforms to try and influence voters during the 2016 election. Here's how. (The Washington Post)
By Adam Entous, Craig Timberg and Elizabeth Dwoskin October 2 at 1:44 PM
One of the Russian-bought advertisements that Facebook shared with congressional investigators on Monday featured photographs of an armed black woman “dry firing” a rifle — pulling the trigger of the weapon without a bullet in the chamber, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Investigators believe the advertisement may have been designed to encourage African American militancy and, at the same time, to stoke fears within white communities, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the probe. But the precise purpose of the ad remains unclear to investigators, the people said.
The apparent tactic underscores how the Russians used U.S.-based technology platforms to target Americans with highly tailored and sometimes-contradictory messages to exploit divisions in American society over the past two years.
#LibtardsGotChumped