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"I don't believe that the big issue are ads from foreign governments," Cook said.

The wide ranging sample of Facebook ads appeared to cover a range of topics from immigration and Islamaphobia to race relations and police brutality.

The Church of Sweden decided to post a humorous gif of Jesus to celebrate the Swedish Taco Friday, but the joke was not to the taste of all their followers.

The terror group recently ramped up calls for supporters to launch attacks in the US and other Western nations.

The internet giants faced a Senate committee hearing that led so several heated exchanges between lawmakers and the executives.

"Grab some popcorn. This is going to be quite the show," one Twitter user wrote.

Google's Sundar Pichai joked that he "will drop everything" to fix the problem after users compared it with the Apple emoji.

"When the entire world is struggling to decide who's more insane, Kim Jong Un or you #SignsYoureABadPresident," one Twitter user wrote.

Executives for the social media company said they will verify political ad buyers in federal elections, requiring them to reveal correct names and locations.

The Kremlin-linked "troll farm", Internet Research Agency, bought ads on Facebook and ran popular Twitter accounts to post politically divisive stories and sow discord.

Twitter ripped into the letter saying the author's writing style and overuse of superlatives sounded rather familiar.

BusyIzzy123 posted a message on Reddit intimating how depressed and lonely they felt. The next morning, other users flooded the post with messages of support and drink invites.

Donald Trump triggered a wave of criticism last week after he told the widow of a fallen soldier that her husband "knew what he signed up for".

So far, several subreddits have been booted from the site including r/Nazi, r/EuropeanNationalism and r/pol.

The move follows similar steps by Facebook and the introduction of a bill that seeks to bring more transparency to online political advertisements.

"It's absolutely stunning that people let this monumental level of bullsh*t slide," Cougar Town actor Bob Clendenin tweeted.

One Twitter user wrote: "Someone needs his diaper changed, he's cranky."

"If Trump wears it, it will be invisible," one Twitter user wrote.

Twitter responded to Sanders' question with a slew of snarky, sarcasm-laden and creative answers speculating how they would spend the potential $4000.

"I was always a good student," Trump said. "I'm, like, a kind of person who does well with that kind of thing."

Current US President Donald Trump did not attend the event in person but appeared in a recorded video message to concertgoers.

This isn't the first time a tech company's automatic translation software has generated a serious error.

"Is he trying to be Thor and Superman at the same time?" one person questioned.

"The person that runs the KFC account needs a raise. I don't care how much they make now. GIVE THEM A RAISE," one Twitter user wrote.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said it would be "highly inappropriate" to criticise four-star general and White House chief of staff John Kelly.

The revelation comes as Twitter continues to face criticism and political scrutiny over the misuse of its platform by Russia's influence campaign during the 2016 election.

"Was the question how many times he golfed before going there?" one Twitter user asked.

Trump triggered a wave of criticism after telling a soldier's widow that her husband "knew what he signed up for".

"The only thing Ivanka Trump was less committed to than her 'punk phase' was her feminism phase," one person tweeted.