Facebook Is Investigating Possible Russia Meddling in Brexit
- U.K. lawmakers pressed company to look for Russia involvement
- Facebook previously said Russia role was minimal in Brexit
Facebook Finds Itself at Center of Russia Investigation
Facebook Inc. is expanding a U.K. investigation into possible interference by Russia ahead of the country’s 2016 election to exit the European Union, after facing pressure from lawmakers who were unsatisfied with an earlier probe by the social media company.
Facebook and Twitter had previously told U.K. lawmakers that it found minimal use of its platforms compared to the more comprehensive Russian misinformation campaign ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The companies reached that conclusion by analyzing accounts U.S. intelligence officials said were used during the American election. British policy makers have pressed the companies to investigate further to see if Russia had used other methods on social media to influence the important EU vote.