SOCIAL media giant Facebook shut down a network of fake accounts linked to the Philippine police and military for “coordinated inauthentic behavior”.
Nathaniel Gleicher, head of Security Policy, said in a blog post 57 accounts, 31 pages, and 20 instagram accounts were removed from its platform for failing to comply with its rule against foreign or government interference. The Facebook representative said the malicious, fake accounts focused on the local users, with their activities—posting in Filipino and English—covering domestic politics, military activities against terrorism, pending anti-terrorism bill, criticism of communism, youth activists and opposition, the Communist Party of the Philippines and its military wing the New People’s Army, and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
“Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities, our investigation found links to Philippine military and Philippine police,” Gleicher said.You have successfully joined our subscriber list.
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