By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/as-many-as-146-million-people-on-facebook-may-have-received-information-from-russian-agency-zuckerberg-says Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter As many as 146 million people on Facebook may have received information from Russian agency, Zuckerberg says Nation Apr 9, 2018 3:10 PM EDT Mark Zuckerberg says as many as 146 million people may have received information from a Russian agency that’s accused of orchestrating much of the cyber-meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The Facebook CEO says his company found about 470 accounts and pages linked to the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, which generated around 80,000 Facebook posts over roughly a two-year period. Zuckerberg says most of the people — roughly 126 million — “may have been served content” from a Facebook page linked to the Russian agency. Another 20 million “were likely served” on Instagram. The Trump administration last month hit Internet Research Agency employees with financial sanctions. Special Counsel Robert Mueller had earlier indicted these employees for seeking to conduct “information warfare” against the U.S. MORE: At Facebook, ‘I’m responsible for what happens’: Read Mark Zuckerberg’s prepared House testimony By — Associated Press Associated Press
Mark Zuckerberg says as many as 146 million people may have received information from a Russian agency that’s accused of orchestrating much of the cyber-meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The Facebook CEO says his company found about 470 accounts and pages linked to the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, which generated around 80,000 Facebook posts over roughly a two-year period. Zuckerberg says most of the people — roughly 126 million — “may have been served content” from a Facebook page linked to the Russian agency. Another 20 million “were likely served” on Instagram. The Trump administration last month hit Internet Research Agency employees with financial sanctions. Special Counsel Robert Mueller had earlier indicted these employees for seeking to conduct “information warfare” against the U.S. MORE: At Facebook, ‘I’m responsible for what happens’: Read Mark Zuckerberg’s prepared House testimony