Russians Targeted African American Voters in 2016

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Russians Targeted Black Americans in Social Media Campaigns to Disrupt 2016 Election

The New York Times reports that New Knowledge—a cybersecurity firm in Austin, Texas—worked with researchers at Columbia University and Canfield Research LLC to put together a report that says Russian efforts to sway American opinion and divide the country are still ongoing today.

The report is one of two that was commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee and based on data provided by social media companies whose platforms were used in the Russian operations including Facebook and Twitter.

The other report, according to the Washington Post, was put together by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm. The report found that the Internet Research Agency, a Russian operation whose members have already been criminally charged with “violating U.S. criminal laws in order to interfere with U.S. elections and political processes,” divided Americans into separate interest groups that were then targeted with specific messaging over time. That targeted messaging is said to have peaked at key political moments such as during presidential debates or party conventions.AMIBC® - VOTE! BE COUNTED! BE HEARD!
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