During Facebook’s Senate Hearing, Reddit Reveals It Banned Almost 1,000 Russian Trolls - TIME

During Facebook’s Senate Hearing, Reddit Reveals It Banned Almost 1,000 Russian Trolls

Posted: 10 Apr 2018 06:23 PM PDT


Discussion forum company Reddit issued its transparency report for 2017 during Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate appearance, saying it had found and banned 944 suspicious accounts associated with Russia’s Internet Research Agency.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says in a post that the company is cooperating with Congress and informed lawmakers of its findings Tuesday.

Sen. Mark Warner welcomed the announcement in a statement, saying all technology platforms have a responsibility to prevent foreign adversaries from interfering in U.S. elections.

Statement from @MarkWarner following news that @reddit took action against "944 suspicious accounts" controlled/potentially controlled by Russia-based Internet Research Agency:https://t.co/DgYxyojamn pic.twitter.com/lkdtvbIaEE

— Edward Graham (@EdwardJGraham1) April 10, 2018

The update went out during Zuckerberg’s five-hour appearance before a joint U.S. Senate committee hearing. Senators grilled him about privacy in the wake of pro-Trump data mining firm Cambridge Analytica’s collection of Facebook data on millions of Americans without their knowledge.