Lawmakers fear US foes using 'Kremlin's playbook' for social media

Facebook and Twitter, the social media platforms battling attempts to interfere with U.S. elections, have removed hundreds of newly identified accounts linked to influence operations run by the Iranian and Russian governments.

Their discovery shows how efforts to prevent Russian interference in American voting, detailed by U.S. intelligence agencies after President Trump’s surprise victory in a divisive 2016 presidential race, may have even broader ramifications, uncovering wide-ranging use of social media by foreign governments seeking to sway international opinion.