Facebook removes accounts run from Iran targeting Americans

The takedown is the latest in a series of moves by Silicon Valley to crack down on covert information campaigns run from Iran that use fake accounts and pose as Americans.Last month CNN exclusively reported how"American Herald Tribune," a purportedly independent online media outlet, originated in Iran.

In a company post about Wednesday's takedown, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's head of security policy, wrote that the Iranian accounts"shared posts about political news and geopolitics including topics like the US elections, Christianity, US-Iran relations, US immigration policy, criticism of US policies in the Middle East, public figures, as well as video interviews with academics, public figures, and columnists on issues related to Iran and US elections.

Yet they still allow false ones from the US as long as they are pro trump.

A link of two is considered a small network. Wake me up when they do something meaningful.

Lol, and why should I believe a thing Facebook says?

So now we have update: 'Russia Russia Russia Iran Iran Iran China China China'...and what is next?

More to come.....

While trump and his cult are unlocking all the locks, opening all the doors and windows, and inviting them right in to make themselves at home.

I think we should see which ads were fake so those who saw it are corrected.

FB is a joke! Grandmas sharing Jesus memes and fake news. Until FB starts verifying identities and cleans it up, I’m done. That is one big data mine.

Now do Russia

Iran can't get right the use propaganda on facebook to interfere with U.S. Elections, and they cant fire missiles right either.

How about all the Russian ones

Hey Facebook could you do Russia now please? Also Twitter you've got some russian bots to work on also.

Фейсбучное сумасшествие продолжается...

Ok, now do Russia.

Still don't like FB

😂

Obviously Facebook will not do any such task against Pakistan doing similar kind of terrorism against India Let's not forget that Facebook is American in the end.. what else but their own interest.. And then they say they are not political...🙏🙏

Aside from nation of origin, what is the difference between a foreign country interfering with an election and a corporation or a wealthy person from within a country interfering?

Please remove fake account in my name.

Now do America.

Was the adds against Trump? Facebook doesn't allow any information on it's site that's negative or should I say true about Trumps corruption.

Facebook is Stalinism and no freedom, it' s going to end.

Let me know when to get rid of all troll accounts , I may return then

Bull

Now do RU.

Facebook DROP FAKEbook! Not enough! Mark Zuckerberg is a spineless S.O.B. SOCIETY does not NEED Fakebook, Fakebook needs society...drop it, cancel your account and catch up with friends and family the old fashioned way, make time for them.

Is Obama okay?

So other countries cant have an opinion on US politics?

Now do it in Philippines also. We have a lot of fake accounts created by paid trolls to spread fake news.

Must not be paying customers.

RUSSIA R.U.S.S.I.A say it with me Zuckerberg Russia 🇷🇺

Democrats loosing their network 😅

🙄 keep it up

Like maybe those 'Restart' sites on Twitter worshipping Trump? I had one of them once literally tell me that Trump was God.

More of this please. At a more brisk pace

Now do Russia.

Facebook is disgusting! They are inline with Trump. And if they have no shame in hiding. I don’t trust Mark Zuckerburg. Too many coincidence that they allow hackers to hack our information. Like these games.

i think facebook just supports realDonaldTrump very much like foxnewsalert thats y its acting onto americas enemies🙃🙃🙃😳

DeleteFacebook

Facebook Let us know when you remove Russian sites. THEN we'll know you're serious.

What about the Russian ones? Or the Parscale ones?

Now do Russia.

Many of these sites were promoting Mayor Pete, which is strange.

Nice double standard Facebook. Americans are allowed to lie through their teeth about US politics but Iranians aren't.

But I get banned for a month by trumpets!

Iran? What you got for Russian trolls?

....twitter remains largely silent on propaganda on its network

How About Facebook Take Down Trump's disinformation Ad's And The White Supremacist Crap Proliferating on Their Site. Google Please Come Up with another Platform

How about actually removing factually false stuff that’s reported constantly that gets shared and spreads like wildfire?

But politics and being fake is allowed. Make up your mind silly billy.

Trump probably hired the Iranians to do it. Congress should start investigations right away. CNN conspiracy news network.

Now do nazis!

Now do the Russian ones.

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