“Trolls and bots are still active on Twitter trying to deceive us. They’re even using the current family separation & immigration debate to sow discord among Americans,” Sen. James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican, said on Twitter.
He added: “It is important for social media companies to expose it so everyone knows what is fake.”
He linked to a Wall Street Journal report that detailed ongoing Russian efforts to troll hot-button issues in U.S. politics such as comic Roseanne Barr.
Mr. Lankford’s office declined to share the tweets that spurred his new warning.
A congressional source said the intelligence community and Facebook and Twitter are aware of the controversial posts in question.
Twitter declined to comment on Mr. Lankford’s tweet but said in a statement that it “takes proactive measures to promote healthy conversations and to combat abuse and manipulation on our platform.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/20/russian-internet-trolls-stoking-family-separation-/
He added: “It is important for social media companies to expose it so everyone knows what is fake.”
He linked to a Wall Street Journal report that detailed ongoing Russian efforts to troll hot-button issues in U.S. politics such as comic Roseanne Barr.
Mr. Lankford’s office declined to share the tweets that spurred his new warning.
A congressional source said the intelligence community and Facebook and Twitter are aware of the controversial posts in question.
Twitter declined to comment on Mr. Lankford’s tweet but said in a statement that it “takes proactive measures to promote healthy conversations and to combat abuse and manipulation on our platform.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/20/russian-internet-trolls-stoking-family-separation-/