Twitter says Russia Today bought $274K in ads to target US market in 2016 election
In a post published on Twitter's official blog today, the company continued the discussion of their approach to bots and misinformation that they started earlier this summer. This time, though, Twitter's Public Policy team focused more on their findings with respect to Russian attempts to undermine the democratic process.
The company said that it discovered upwards of 200 Twitter accounts affiliated with the Russian government, and three of those, which are connected to news site Russia Today, had purchased a multitude of ads targeted at the U.S. market in 2016:
Twitter also touched on how it responds to any activity that impedes the voting process:
However, Twitter's blog post wasn't all about current political events. In addition, the company wanted to remind its users that its battle against dangerous misinformation isn't singularly focused:
The social media giant also further clarified its methods for dealing with malicious bots, spam-like human-directed accounts, political advertising, and those who attempt to game trending topics.
For more detailed information concerning this issue, visit Twitter's blog.
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Tory Foulk is a writer at Mobile Nations. She lives at the intersection of technology and sorcery and enjoys radio, bees, and houses in small towns. When she isn't working on articles, you'll likely find her listening to her favorite podcasts in a carefully curated blanket nest. You can follow her on Twitter at @tsfoulk.