Instagram may have been key tool in Russia’s manipulation of U.S. voters
By Bloomberg
19 December 2018 |
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Renee DiResta, New Knowledge's director of research, discusses the results of a new report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian interference in U.S. elections.
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