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    Facebook Surrenders Russian-Linked Influence Ads To Congress

    Facebook turned over thousands of ads it said ran from 2015 to 2017 and vowed to change its policies to make its service tougher to use again for such interference.
    by Philip Ewing Oct 02, 2017 2 minutes
    Facebook has handed over ads linked to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. / JOSH EDELSON / Getty Images

    Updated at 3:26 p.m. ET

    Facebook said on Monday it has given Congress thousands of ads linked with Russian influence operations in the United States and is tightening its policies to make such interference more difficult.

    "Many [of the ads] appear to amplify racial and social divisions," it

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