Facebook discloses ongoing political disinfo campaigns (It's probably Russia again)
by Xeni Jardin from on (#3VY2Q)
Facebook is said to be revealing today that it has identified "coordinated political influence campaigns using fake accounts to influence the midterm elections on issues like "Unite the Right" and #AbolishICE," reports the New York Times. The company has been working with FBI to investigate who's behind the campaigns, which apparently came to light a few weeks ago and have since been shut down by Facebook admins. (more")