Sources close to an investigation at Google claim that the search giant has found that Russians abused its ad network in order to push politically sensitive ads to US voters before the 2016 election.
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Facebook has shared more details on the Russian ads which were displayed to users during the 2016 US presidential election, stating that 25% of the ads weren't even shown to users due to irrelevance.
The executives of Facebook, Twitter, and Google will be testifying on November 1 before the Senate Committee investigating alleged state-sponsored meddling of the 2016 US presidential elections.
The Department of Homeland Security briefed officials from 21 US states who were believed to have been the target of hacking activities by foreign parties in the lead-up to the 2016 election.
The Senate Intelligence Committee has now received copies of ads and other information that might inform its investigation into alleged Russian influencing of the US presidential elections of 2016.
Brad Smith published a response to the US election citing the importance of an inclusive economy, revamped public policies, infrastructure development, and collaboration with the new administration.
After accurately predicting over 95% of the winners in the 2014 US mid-terms, Microsoft has revealed that it expects Trump and Clinton to be the big winners in February's caucuses and primaries.