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Article snippet: Facebook and Twitter will reveal new details on the extent of Russian influence on their platforms, according to sources familiar with their upcoming Congressional testimonies. Google also shed light on their internal investigation into the matter, detailed in a post by its General Counsel, Kent Walker. Facebook will say that as many as 126 million people may have seen content posted by the Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency when it offers testimony on Tuesday about Russia's influence on its platform during the 2016 elections. Twitter will reveal new details about the extent of Russian interference in the 2016 election on its platform, including that it has found 2,700 accounts associated with the Internet Research Agency, according to a source familiar with its forthcoming Congressional testimony. The company believes that as many 11.4 million saw ads purchased by the group on its platform, an extra 1.4 million than it originally reported. Stretch’s testimony will also reveal that before the 2016 election Facebook “detected and mitigated threats from actors with ties to Russia” and reported them to U.S. authorities. The activity didn’t focus on hoax stories and misinformation campaigns but instead attacks on U.S. government officials' Facebook accounts, and attempts to spread stolen information through Facebook. This included activity from the group APT28, also referred to as Fancy Bear, which the government has linked to Russian military intelligence. Thi... Link to the full article to read more