Facebook Russian ads released to Congress, Mark Zuckerberg says in live stream statement on election
Facebook has agreed to disclose ads to Congress that were purchased by Russians on the social media platform in that country's effort to influence the 2016 election, the company announced Thursday, according to CBS news.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the brief announcement in a live video update on his Facebook page.
"I care deeply about the democratic process and protecting its integrity," he said. "I don't want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy -- that's not what we stand for."
Zuckerberg said that Facebook has found and shut down thousands of fake accounts that have attempted to influence elections around the world.
"I wish I could tell you that we are going to be able to stop all interference. But that just wouldn't be realistic," he said. "There will always be bad actors in the world and we can't prevent all government from interference."
Facebook is taking nine steps, he said, to protect election integrity moving forward.