Facebook asked to investigate Russian influence on EU referendum

It is now widely accepted that Russia -- at least to some degree -- tried to influence the outcome of the US presidential election through the use of ads placed on Facebook. Attention now turns to Europe, where the UK's digital, culture, media and sport committee is asking Mark Zuckerberg to investigate potential interference in the UK general election, as well as the EU referendum that led to Brexit. See also: 10 million US Facebook users saw divisive ads bought by Russia Warning issued: Russia tried to hack election systems in at least 21 US states and was successful in… [Continue Reading]