Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black Lives Matter, Muslims

Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by mistermann on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:45PM (#15334794)

Sounds like a surprisingly detailed scenario they've been able to reconstruct based on just $100k of ad spend.

It's funny the Russians didn't funnel the money through US based organizations to cover their tracks, it's almost like whoever did this wanted to be discovered. But gosh, why would that be?

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by justinzollars on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:55PM (#15334850)

I wonder if the United States under the Obama admin (with Secretary Clinton) tried to influence Russian elections. Maybe this is some personal score settling between HRC and Putin.

That said, I support better relations with Russia.

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by SEJeff on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:59PM (#15334870)

I'm all for better relations with Russia too, but only if they give Crimea back. This isn't the 1600s, you can't simply invade a country and make it part of yours.

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by QAPereo on Monday September 25, 2017 @07:31PM (#15335015)

Yeah, now we just wreck up the place and leave... or not.

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by throw-away-8 on Monday September 25, 2017 @09:34PM (#15335508)

You should not wonder - they did. There is a reason Ambassador McFaul was so much shunned by Russia he had to be removed.

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by balls187 on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:49PM (#15334814)

Perhaps the $100k was just the Russian government experimenting, and the real dollar values were funneled through shell organizations, or more sinister--with full knowledge and support of the Trump campaign.

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by xienze on Monday September 25, 2017 @07:46PM (#15335099)

Uh huh. But again, why would they not bother covering their tracks at all?

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by mistermann on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:58AM (#15339214)

Logic is not a requirement for Russian conspiracy theory claims.

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Re:Russia used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black ... by mtgx on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:50PM (#15334821)

Yes, they should've done what the U.S. government does when it wants to spread propaganda - fund "think tanks" to speak on their behalf.

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