Russians used Facebook, Twitter to manage 'Blacktivist' accounts

The Russian government used Facebook and Twitter accounts to instigate racial tensions during the 2016 election.

Both the Twitter and Facebook accounts, under the name “Blacktivist,” shared controversial content including “Black people should wake up as soon as possible,” in one Twitter post and “Black families are divided and destroyed by mass incarceration and death of black men,” in another. The accounts also posted videos highlighting police violence against blacks, according to CNN.