Facebook said in October that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway US politics.
LONDON: Russian-based operatives placed three adverts on Facebook in the run-up to Britain's 2016 referendum on EU membership, spending just 97 cents (RM4) to raise the issue of immigration, the social media platform said on Wednesday.
Some British lawmakers have called for an inquiry into whether Russia meddled in Britain's vote to leave the EU after social media platforms said Russian operatives sought to interfere in the US election of Donald Trump.
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