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Tumblr's Ban Of Russian Accounts Adds Detail To Targeting Of Black Americans

The blogging platform has made public a list of accounts that it said were operated as part of the active measures campaign against the United States.

Tumblr has listed a number of accounts linked to Russian social media agitation giving the newest look at a sophisticated effort to sow discord between Americans — including black users.

The blogging service announced that it had discovered more than 80 accounts linked to the Internet Research Agency, the professional troll farm indicted by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.

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