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House panel: Russia aimed to disrupt US energy markets using social media
Russia used several American social media accounts in an attempt to disrupt U.S. energy markets, according to a House committee report released Thursday.
The report from the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology concluded that Russia exploited social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in an effort to influence the United States' domestic energy policies, sometimes taking conservative positions to stir up tensions.
Looking at information provided to them by U.S. social media companies, the committee found that between 2015 and 2017 there were about 9,097 Russian posts or tweets about U.S. energy policy and events on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. - The Hill
Conservatives enabling Russia's agent in the WH to prevent imposing sanctions, why wouldn't Russia continue to attack American democracy using the same social media campaign tools they used in 2016?
