Facebook removes 'inauthentic' networks spanning 8 nations

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SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Facebook on Friday (Nov 6) said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Myanmar, Georgia, and Ukraine due to 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Facebook on Friday said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Myanmar, Georgia, and Ukraine due to"coordinated inauthentic behaviour".

Many of the networks taken down by Facebook were involved in deceptive political influence campaigns using fake accounts, targeting audiences both domestically and abroad. Facebook found two"inauthentic" networks in Georgia spreading political content, one of which the platform traced to individuals associated with two political parties.

 

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