Belarusian KGB set up fake social media accounts to inflame migrant crisis, Meta says

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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 and Poland.

A Meta report on Wednesday said it had removed 41 Facebook accounts, five Facebook Groups and four Instagram accounts for violating its policy on "coordinated inauthentic behaviour".

"Although the people behind it attempted to conceal their identities and coordination, our investigation found links to the Belarusian KGB," it said.Facebook has been under global pressure from regulators, lawmakers and employees to combat abuses on its services. It told Reuters in September that it was being more aggressive incoordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, including attempts to influence elections in countries.

Rights groups say at least 13 people have died as migrants have camped in freezing conditions at the border. The three EU countries that border Belarus have defended their approach of pushing migrants back without individually assessing their cases or granting them a realistic chance to claim asylum as guaranteed under international humanitarian law.

 

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