Massive new report out today on Russian influence. Researchers commissioned by Senate Intelligence find an intricate, professional-level plan to embolden Trump voters and turn people off Clinton, by sharing deep within interest communities. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“It appears that the platforms may have misrepresented or evaded in some of their statements to Congress,” one of the reports says bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Huge: Instagram was actually a bigger, and more effective, Russian influence tool than Facebook was, according to data analyzed for Senate Intel. “More content was created on Instagram, and overall Instagram engagement exceeded that of Facebook.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“Our assessment is that Instagram is likely to be a key battleground on an ongoing basis,” the researchers say. Either Instagram is “more ideal for memetic warfare” or the engagement is partially fake, they write. Neither are good news for Instagram. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Read the report:
The way IRA used Instagram: Build a following in an interest area (feminism, black activism) with inspiration and community feel-good messaging and eventually spread a message: Clinton isn’t a feminist like us. Black people like us won’t ever make a difference with our vote. Etc. 
Facebook: We gave Congress the data, we're cooperating, but it's not up to us to analyze/publicize it.
Rep Schiff: The companies "have made our task far more difficult than it should have been"
Rep Schiff: The companies "have made our task far more difficult than it should have been"
