Facebook sold 2016 election-related ads to “shadowy Russian company”

(credit: Marco Paköeningrat) Facebook has confirmed a Washington Post report indicating that its ad sales team had sold advertising to a “shadowy Russian company” ahead of the 2016 Presidential election. These sponsored FB posts, in turn, were used to “target” American voters, either by directly naming presidential candidates or by focusing on “politically divisive issues.” This information was disclosed […]