Facebook suspends Russia-linked accounts for meddling in Africa
5 years, 2 months ago

Facebook suspends Russia-linked accounts for meddling in Africa

Al Jazeera  

Facebook has said it suspended three networks of Russian accounts for attempting to interfere in the domestic politics of eight African countries. “They typically posted about global and local political news including topics like Russian policies in Africa,” Facebook’s head of cyber security Nathaniel Gleicher said in the statement. In the case of Sudan, page administrators “posted about local news and events in Sudan and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Sudanese-Russian relations, US-Russian relations, Russian foreign policy and Muslims in Russia,” the statement added. pic.twitter.com/E78dOOP8ZQ — Shelby Grossman October 30, 2019 Joint forces According to the Stanford researchers, those behind the accounts worked with native speakers and/or locals to the region and used a combination of authentic, fake and compromised accounts to better disguise their origins and target internet users. “It appears that the local actors who are involved know who is behind the operation.” The researchers also found that those behind the campaigns also used public WhatsApp and Telegram groups and also created several associated news sites, in one case “staffed with reporters who appear to have spent time in Russia.” In some cases the campaigns posted about local issues, as well as sharing content from local and Russian media including Sputnik and RT, the researchers found.

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X takes down accounts associated with Russian influence operation group
2 months ago

X takes down accounts associated with Russian influence operation group

NPR  

X takes down accounts associated with Russian influence operation group The social media site X has suspended some accounts that the federal government and researchers have identified as part of the Kremlin's attempt to influence the US election Tuesday. X suspended one of the accounts last week after it spread a video that falsely alleged noncitizens are voting in large …

Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media outlets over 'foreign interference'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media outlets over 'foreign interference'

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets: Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity," Meta said in a …

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria

Associated Press  

Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. There has been a marked rise in sextortion cases in recent years, fueled in part by a loosely organized group called the Yahoo …

Meta finds thousands of China-based Facebook accounts trying to influence opinions ahead of US, and India elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta finds thousands of China-based Facebook accounts trying to influence opinions ahead of US, and India elections

Op India  

In its latest issue of the quarterly “Adversarial Threat” report, Facebook parent Meta said it took down a network of 4789 China-based fake and misleading accounts. In its report, Meta stated that China now ranks as the third-largest geographical source of such deceptive networks carrying out what Meta calls “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”, while Russia and Iran continue to lead. The …

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda

ABP News  

According to a recent tweet by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the EU, the EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk's Twitter over the spread of disinformation and promotion of the Kremlin agenda. Jourova expressed her concern that Twitter's policies have made the digital information space unsafe and susceptible to malicious influence from authoritarian governments. Jourova …

Facebook takes down Russian-state media outlet RT
1 year, 11 months ago

Facebook takes down Russian-state media outlet RT

Daily Mail  

Facebook has apparently suspended the account of a popular Russian-state media outlet without explanation. RT News tweeted on Monday that Facebook took down its Russian-language page The move comes nearly one year after Meta Platforms — the parent company of Facebook — announced that it would restrict access to RT on all of its platforms across the European Union. Nick …

Russia's 'most-complex' disinformation push since Ukraine invasion taken down, Facebook owner says
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia's 'most-complex' disinformation push since Ukraine invasion taken down, Facebook owner says

ABC  

Russia's largest and most complex propaganda push since the war in Ukraine has been taken down, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram. Key points: The network ran dozens of sham websites designed to look like legitimate news outlets It also involved more than 1,600 fake Facebook profiles Meta says it was disbanded before gaining a large audience The …

Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe

Associated Press  

A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. The fake social media accounts were then used to spread links to the fake news stories and other pro-Russian posts and videos on Facebook and …

Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets

NPR  

Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Facebook parent Meta says it has disrupted a large Russian network of fake accounts impersonating European news outlets to push a pro-Kremlin view of the war in Ukraine. Sponsor Message Russia campaign targeted European support for Ukraine Meta said the …

Meta disables Russia’s anti-Ukraine propaganda targeting Europe
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta disables Russia’s anti-Ukraine propaganda targeting Europe

LA Times  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, says it has disabled a network of fake accounts that spread Russian propaganda about Ukraine. A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread the Kremlin’s talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Facebook parent company Meta …

Today’s Cache | Facebook banned in Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Today’s Cache | Facebook banned in Russia

The Hindu  

In its latest escalation against Facebook since the Ukraine invasion, Russia has now banned the social network in the country. A Moscow court banned both Facebook and Instagram using Russia’s sweeping law on “extremism” against overseas tech firms. The law comes after a series of pressure from Moscow on U.S. tech firms since the war between Ukraine and Russia began. …

Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram on ‘extremism’ charges
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram on ‘extremism’ charges

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram on Monday for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta. The Tverskoy District Court fulfilled a request from prosecutors to outlaw Meta Platforms Inc. and banned Facebook and Instagram for what they called “extremist activities.” Russian prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring …

War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls
2 years, 9 months ago

War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall. U.S.-based Cogent, which provides a major “backbone” for internet traffic, has cut direct connections inside Russia but left open the pipes through subsidiaries of Russian network providers at exchanges …

Nick Clegg walks the Facebook free speech tightrope
2 years, 9 months ago

Nick Clegg walks the Facebook free speech tightrope

The Telegraph  

Sir Nick is believed to have wrestled with Zuckerberg’s decision not to take any action against a controversial Donald Trump post during 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests, and he led the decision to ultimately suspend the then-US president’s account the following year. But Russia’s war in Ukraine is the first time he has led the response, tweeting statements lamenting the …

80 million people in Russia would lose access to Instagram on Monday
2 years, 9 months ago

80 million people in Russia would lose access to Instagram on Monday

India Today  

Russia is all set to ban Instagram and the head Adam Mosseri is not happy about it. Previously, a Meta spokesperson had said that the company had made temporary allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate Facebook’s hate speech guidelines, such as 'death to the Russian invaders. Post Meta’s new guidelines, Russia’s media regulator said that it …

Russia blocks Instagram over 'death to invaders' posting rule; files criminal case against Meta
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia blocks Instagram over 'death to invaders' posting rule; files criminal case against Meta

Firstpost  

Later, in what appeared to be damage control, Meta’s global affairs president Nick Clegg responded by saying the loosened rules would only apply to people posting from inside Ukraine Washington, United States: Russia moved on Friday to block Instagram access and launched a criminal case against its owner Meta, as Moscow fired back at the tech giant for allowing posts …

Russia to block Instagram over ‘death to invaders’ posting rule
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia to block Instagram over ‘death to invaders’ posting rule

Al Jazeera  

Moscow also opens criminal case into Instagram’s owner, Meta, for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces. Russia’s communications and media regulator, Roskomnadzor, said it was restricting access to hugely popular Instagram because of the platform is spreading “calls to commit violent acts against Russian citizens, including military personnel”. ‘Illegal calls’ But Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, …

Russia says it would shut Meta if Facebook permits Putin death calls
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia says it would shut Meta if Facebook permits Putin death calls

The Hindu  

Russia said on Friday it would shut down the activities of Meta Platforms if the operator of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp allowed users to call for violence against Russians and death to President Vladimir Putin. "Meta's aggressive and criminal policy leading to incitement of hatred and hostility towards Russians is outrageous," the Russian embassy in Washington said in a statement …

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

The Hindu  

Russia has blocked Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook, the country's communications regulator said on Friday, in response to what it said were restrictions on access to Russian media on the platform. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, with access restricted to state-backed channels like RT and the RIA …

Russia pulls down the cyber iron curtain
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia pulls down the cyber iron curtain

The Telegraph  

Russia’s internet crackdown has been almost immediate. In November 2019, Vladimir Putin ordered a new “sovereign internet law” – a series of updates to Russian legislation designed to make the country’s internet effectively self sufficient. The idea is the creation of a copy of the global internet inside Russia,” says Alena Epifanova of the German Council on Foreign Relations. She …

Russia blocks access to Facebook amid war with Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia blocks access to Facebook amid war with Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s communications regulator says it blocked Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook in response to what it said were restrictions of access to Russian media on its platform, more than a week after Moscow invaded its neighbour Ukraine. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said on Friday there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, with access restricted …

Russia blocks access to Facebook
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia blocks access to Facebook

NPR  

Russia blocks access to Facebook Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Russia cut off access to Facebook on Friday, capping a week in which the tech giant heeded European requests to block Russian-backed media outlets in the European Union and Britain and made the outlets' content harder to find in the rest of the world. Sponsor Message Meta President …

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Meta Expands Ban On Russian State Media Outlets Globally
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Meta Expands Ban On Russian State Media Outlets Globally

ABP News  

New Delhi: Meta has expanded its ban on Russian state media outlets such as RT News and Russian news agency Sputnik globally. Meta has announced to demote content from Facebook Pages and Instagram accounts from Russian state-controlled media outlets and make them harder to find across our platforms globally. According to Meta's head of global affairs Nick Clegg, the company …

YouTube and Facebook BAN Russia's RT and Sputnik channels in Europe as big-tech FINALLY clamps down
2 years, 10 months ago

YouTube and Facebook BAN Russia's RT and Sputnik channels in Europe as big-tech FINALLY clamps down

Daily Mail  

YouTube and Facebook have banned Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik's channels across Europe. The technology giant had previously limited the ability for RT and other Russian channels to make money for Facebook parent company Meta announced yesterday that it had blocked both media organisations, which are considered mouthpieces of Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime. YouTube and Facebook have …

UPDATE 1-Facebook-owner Meta will block access to Russia's RT, Sputnik in EU
2 years, 10 months ago

UPDATE 1-Facebook-owner Meta will block access to Russia's RT, Sputnik in EU

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the company's head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said on Monday. Clegg said in a Twitter post that the social media company received requests from a number of governments and the EU to take steps in …

UPDATE 1-Facebook-owner Meta says Ukraine's military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign
2 years, 10 months ago

UPDATE 1-Facebook-owner Meta says Ukraine's military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms said a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians and a journalist, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country. Meta said in the last 48 hours it had also separately removed a network of about 40 fake accounts, groups and pages across Facebook and Instagram that operated …

Facebook to restrict access to Russian state media outlets in EU
2 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to restrict access to Russian state media outlets in EU

Al Jazeera  

Meta’s head of global affairs says company will limit access to RT and Sputnik in EU amid Russian attack on Ukraine. Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced plans to restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across the European Union, as Russia pressed on with its invasion of Ukraine. Meta’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, tweeted …

Meta uncovered and blocked about 40 profiles on Instagram and Facebook, pretending to be Ukraine News Portal
2 years, 10 months ago

Meta uncovered and blocked about 40 profiles on Instagram and Facebook, pretending to be Ukraine News Portal

India TV News  

Meta has taken down a network for targeting people in Ukraine who posed as news editors, aviation engineers and authors to spread misinformation around the Russian invasion across social media platforms. The people ran websites posing as independent news entities and created fake personas across social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Telegram and also Russian Odnoklassniki and VK …

Ukraine crisis: Meta bars Russia state media from earning money on Facebook
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine crisis: Meta bars Russia state media from earning money on Facebook

Hindustan Times  

Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighboring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. "We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world," Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant's security policy head, said on Twitter. Facebook's parent …

Russia To Restrict Facebook Access After Social Media Platform Fact-Checked State-Owned Media
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia To Restrict Facebook Access After Social Media Platform Fact-Checked State-Owned Media

News 18  

Russia has announced that it is limiting access to Facebook, after the Meta-owned social media giant refused to comply with the country’s order to stop fact-checking and content warning labels on its platforms amid Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. The Russian communications regulator said on Friday that Facebook had ignored demands to lift restrictions on four Russian media outlets on …

Facebook bans Russia state media from running ads, monetizing
2 years, 10 months ago

Facebook bans Russia state media from running ads, monetizing

The Hindu  

Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighboring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. "We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world," Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant's security policy head, said on Twitter. Facebook's parent …

Facebook bans Russia state media from running adverts, monetising
2 years, 10 months ago

Facebook bans Russia state media from running adverts, monetising

Al Jazeera  

Move comes hours after Moscow said it was limiting access to Facebook amid fact-checking dispute and invasion of Ukraine. Facebook says it has restricted Russian state media’s ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. “We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on …

Russia limiting access to Facebook over fact-checking row
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia limiting access to Facebook over fact-checking row

Al Jazeera  

US social media giant says it refused to comply with Russian order to stop fact-checking and content warning labels. Russia has announced it is partially limiting access to Facebook, after the US social media giant said it refused to comply with an order from the Russian authorities to stop fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms amid the country’s …

Gen Z using TikTok and Instagram to understand and document tensions between Russia and Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Gen Z using TikTok and Instagram to understand and document tensions between Russia and Ukraine

ABC  

Members of Generation Z are turning to TikTok and Instagram to discuss the rising tension between Russia and Ukraine, with some appealing to a leader they call "Vladdy Daddy" to refrain from starting a war. Key points: Young people in Eastern Europe are creating and engaging with social media content about the rising tensions Researchers are also using the social …

Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people
3 years ago

Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people

The Hindu  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc is calling out half a dozen private surveillance companies for hacking or other abuses, accusing them in a report published Thursday of collectively targeting about 50,000 people across its platforms. Gleicher refused to identify any of the targets by name but Citizen Lab, in a report published at the same time as Meta's, said that …

Twitter removes nearly 3,500 ‘state-backed’ propaganda accounts
3 years, 1 month ago

Twitter removes nearly 3,500 ‘state-backed’ propaganda accounts

Al Jazeera  

Most of the accounts were linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s narrative over its treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang. Twitter says it has removed 3,465 accounts operating as “state-backed information operations” that it linked to six countries: China, Mexico, Russia, Tanzania, Uganda and Venezuela. In Uganda, Twitter removed the network of 418 accounts “engaged in coordinated inauthentic activity” in support …

Belarus set up fake accounts to inflame migrants: Facebook’s Meta
3 years, 1 month ago

Belarus set up fake accounts to inflame migrants: Facebook’s Meta

Al Jazeera  

Meta report says the Belarusian KGB set up dozens of fake accounts to stir up migrant crisis on the border with Poland. Facebook’s parent company Meta has linked the Belarusian KGB to the setting up of dozens of fake social media accounts of people posing as journalists and activists to stir up a migrant crisis on the border of Belarus …

Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims

NPR  

Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said on Wednesday it has taken down more than 600 accounts, pages and groups connected to a Chinese influence operation spreading COVID-19 disinformation, including an account purporting to be …

Like Fake Accounts, Facebook Will Also Shut Real Accounts Engaging in Trolling: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Like Fake Accounts, Facebook Will Also Shut Real Accounts Engaging in Trolling: Report

News 18  

Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts, the company told Reuters. Facebook said it now plans to take this same network-level approach with groups of coordinated real accounts that systemically break …

Facebook bans German accounts under new ‘social harm’ policy
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook bans German accounts under new ‘social harm’ policy

Associated Press  

Facebook removed almost 150 accounts and pages linked to anti-lockdown demonstrators in Germany, the company announced Thursday, under a new policy focused on groups that spread misinformation or incite violence but who don’t fit into the platform’s existing categories of bad actors. The action is the first under Facebook’s new policy focused on preventing “coordinated social harm,” which company officials …

Facebook removes Russian network that targeted influencers to peddle anti-vax messages
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook removes Russian network that targeted influencers to peddle anti-vax messages

CNN  

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the Covid-19 jabs. The company’s investigators called the campaign a “disinformation laundromat,” creating misleading articles and petitions on forums like Reddit, Medium and Change.org, and using fake accounts on platforms …

Facebook Removes Russian Network That Targeted Influencers to Peddle Anti-vax Messages
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook Removes Russian Network That Targeted Influencers to Peddle Anti-vax Messages

News 18  

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the COVID-19 jabs. The company's investigators called the campaign a "disinformation laundromat," creating misleading articles and petitions on forums like Reddit, Medium and Change.org, and using fake accounts on platforms …

Facebook suspends former U.S. President Donald Trump’s account until 2023
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook suspends former U.S. President Donald Trump’s account until 2023

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform until at least January 2023 and announced changes to how it will treat rule-breaking world leaders in the future. "Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump's suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty …

Facebook takes down fake accounts for coordinated influence campaigns
4 years ago

Facebook takes down fake accounts for coordinated influence campaigns

The Hindu  

Facebook has taken down three networks from its various platforms for targeting African nations and violating the organisation’s policy on coordinated inauthentic behaviour, the company has said. According to Facebook, the network posted primarily in French and Arabic about news and current events including France’s policies in Francophone Africa, the security situation in various African countries, claims of potential Russian …

French and Russian Facebook trolls fight it out in CAR elections
4 years ago

French and Russian Facebook trolls fight it out in CAR elections

Al Jazeera  

Facebook says it suspended three networks totalling almost 500 accounts linked to French and Russian authorities. Facebook has said rival French and Russian disinformation campaigns are seeking to deceive internet users – and unmask each other – in the Central African Republic before presidential and parliamentary elections on December 27. The company said it had suspended three networks totalling almost …

Twitter, Facebook suspend some accounts as U.S. election misinformation spreads online
4 years, 2 months ago

Twitter, Facebook suspend some accounts as U.S. election misinformation spreads online

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc on Tuesday suspended several recently created and mostly right-leaning news accounts posting information about voting in the hotly contested U.S. election for violating their policies. Facebook also suspended several accounts behind U.S.-based pages called SV News and FJ News, citing inauthentic behavior. Even as social media companies took action, false or exaggerated reports about voting …

Facebook, Twitter Remove More Russian-Backed Fake Accounts Ahead Of Election
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook, Twitter Remove More Russian-Backed Fake Accounts Ahead Of Election

NPR  

Facebook, Twitter Remove More Russian-Backed Fake Accounts Ahead Of Election Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday they had removed several hundred fake accounts linked to Russian military intelligence and other Kremlin-backed actors involved in previous efforts to interfere in U.S. politics, including the 2016 presidential election. Facebook said it took down three separate networks of accounts linked to Russian intelligence …

Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in US, UK
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in US, UK

The Hindu  

A Russian influence operation posed as an independent news outlet to target left-wing voters in the United States and Britain, including by recruiting freelance journalists to write about domestic politics, Facebook said on Tuesday. Twitter said it had also suspended five accounts as part of the operation which it could “reliably attribute to Russian state actors.” Peace Data did not …

Facebook removes accounts linked to Pakistan that focused on India
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook removes accounts linked to Pakistan that focused on India

The Hindu  

Facebook has removed a network of accounts that originated in Pakistan and focused on both its domestic users and accounts in India. The social network took down 453 Facebook accounts, 103 Pages, 78 Groups and 107 Instagram accounts in August for violating the company’s policy against coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The Pakistan-linked accounts that Facebook removed relied on fake accounts to …

'Troll factory': Facebook, Twitter suspend accounts, pages linked to Russian network ahead of US election
4 years, 4 months ago

'Troll factory': Facebook, Twitter suspend accounts, pages linked to Russian network ahead of US election

Firstpost  

The FBI in a statement said that it will provide information to the platforms ’to better protect against threats to the nation’s security and democratic processes' Oakland: Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in …

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