They targeted very specific voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and several other swing states. They worked.

These measures by Facebook are too little too late, but still welcome.

Here's the problem. we are reacting not being proactive. In 2018, the Russian influence will be greater and it will manifest itself in ways we aren't ready for.

The voter who is so easily swayed by an anti-Clinton meme was an unlikely Clinton voter in the first place.

I'd like a firm census of voters who verifiably switched from Clinton to some other candidate--or to a non-vote--because of some bogus story that they saw on social media.

It seems more likely to me that this Facebook flap, though likely true as described, is more importantly a smokescreen to hide the fact that the 2016 election was stolen through direct fraud and vote-tampering, rather than by attempting to influence uncertain voters.



As for your concerns about 2018, I have stated for months that the GOP is taking no action against Trump because they have already stolen 2018 (and probably 2020), so they risk nothing in allowing him to run roughshod over the Constitution and our foreign policy.

I'm still waiting on the fake news tagging and etc.

There is also no option to hide or report trending news items.

Overall, weak water from Facebook.

I can see them not wanting to alienate the Kremlin, which is apparently one of Suckerburg's main revenue streams.

Sometimes I wonder who's really who.