These Are the Russia Ads That Social Media Companies Are Getting Blasted For

Some members of the Senate Intelligence Committee berated lawyers for social media giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google for their lethargic response to Russian interference in U.S. politics, as the companies’ lawyers faced a second day of grilling in Congress.

The Intelligence Committee focused not just on Russian-backed advertising but to the extent to which unpaid posts and articles were used in an effort to manipulate American opinion and to create division.