Tag Archives: Facebook ads

Friday Open Thread | Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg won’t reveal details of company’s Russia probe

Posted on October 13, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg will not say whether her company has identified similarities in how Russian agents and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign used the social media platform ahead of the 2016 election. In an interview with Axios on Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Brad Parscale: Facebook, Google and Twitter employees were embedded inside the Trump campaign

Posted on October 7, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

WE’RE DOOMED. DEMOCRACY IS DEAD……. Trump campaign digital director Brad Parscale says Donald Trump won election on Facebook with highly targeted ads — and infrastructure was a key issue President Donald Trump talked on Twitter, but Facebook was the crucial … Continue reading →

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Russians bought ads on facebook targeting black people in Baltimore and Ferguson

Posted on September 27, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Ferguson and Baltimore had gained widespread attention for the large and violent protests over police shootings of black men. The decision to target the ad in those two cities offers the first look at how accounts linked to the Russian … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, collusion, Current Events, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Protests | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments