Facebook handed over info on those Russia-linked ads under a search warrant
There's more to the $100,000 in ads that Facebook sold to a Russian propaganda company.
Special counsel and former FBI Director Robert Mueller obtained a search warrant that forced Facebook to hand over the ads it sold to a company known for pro-Kremlin propaganda, as well as information about them. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Facebook gave up the ads, and CNN later added it was because Mueller obtained a warrant.
Facebook first admitted to the dealings with the pro-Kremlin interest under testimony to Congressional intelligence committees last week. Without a warrant, however, Facebook didn't have to actually turn over the ads or relevant records to Congress. Read more...
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