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    Measuring Russian meddling in 'likes' and 're-tweets'

    It's now common knowledge that Russia tried to influence last year's election in favor of Donald Trump. What was the role of social media? Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said that question was "crazy" — until he was warned personally by Barack Obama.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 28, 2017 • 1 min read

    It's now common knowledge that Russia tried to influence last year's election in favor of Donald Trump. What was the role of social media? Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said that question was "crazy" — until he was warned personally by Barack Obama.

    Now Facebook and Twitter are under scrutiny by Congress and Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. Can Tech be trusted to police its advertisers? What about campaign finance rules like those for print and broadcast? We hear about digital communications, politics and freedom of speech.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Devan Schwartz

      Producer

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Issie Lapowsky

      freelance journalist

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      Adam Entous

      investigative reporter, New York Times

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      New America Foundation

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