Facebook has given up copies of suspect ads to special counsel Mark Warner after he obtained a search warrant. The social media giant also handed over information about the accounts that bought the ads, believed to come from a Russian troll farm, and how they were used to target US users. Senator Robert Mueller, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed frustration that neither the Senate nor the House Intelligence Committees were given the information, after Facebook cited its strict privacy rules. Mueller is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
Facebook has given up copies of suspect ads to special counsel Robert Mueller after he obtained a search warrant. The social media giant also handed over information about the accounts that bought the ads, believed to come from a Russian troll farm, and how they were used to target US users. Senator Mark Warner, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed frustration that neither the Senate nor the House Intelligence Committees were given the information, after Facebook cited its strict privacy rules. Mueller is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.