Facebook defends itself from damning New York Times story, denies it scuttled Russian meddling evidence

In the wake of yesterday’s bombshell New York Times report, Facebook is defending itself from a multitude of allegations that appear in the story.

The company is outright denying its reported hesitation to investigate Russian interference on its platform during the 2016 presidential election, but several other allegations from the story have been explained by the company in a way that suggests they're at least partially true.

Let's start with the biggest allegation from the story: The claim that Facebook knew about Russian meddling on its platform earlier than it had previously stated.  Read more...