Facebook strengthens reviews after 10 million saw Russian ads


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 03 Oct 2017

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Facebook Inc outlined plans to strengthen its advertisement systems and disclosed that about 10 million people saw ads linked to Russian efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential election. 

The social media giant said Monday it will add more than 1,000 people to review the ads that run on its platforms. Additionally, the company said it provided information on about 3,000 relevant ads to US congressional investigators.  

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