Reddit users unknowingly shared Russian propaganda during US election
While Facebook and Twitter have continued to delve into how Russian groups used their platforms to influence the last US presidential election , we haven't heard much from Reddit about the issue. However, in a post today , Reddit CEO Steve Huffman shared some findings from the company's investigation, describing what it has uncovered so far and how it has responded. First, Huffman says that the company has been pretty quiet about the topic because its investigation is ongoing but that there are some findings he would like to share regarding ads, direct propaganda from Russians and indirect propaganda spread by Reddit users. When it comes to ads, Huffman says that the company hasn't found many originating from Russia before or after the election and that currently, all ads from Russia are blocked altogether. As for direct propaganda, Reddit's investigation has uncovered and removed a few hundred accounts. "The vast majority of suspicious accounts we have found...