Facebook and Twitter removed hundreds of accounts linked to Iran, Russia and Venezuela
by Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#486PT)
The Facebook accounts had garnered about 2 million followers and researchers say they amplified anti-west views
Facebook and Twitter both announced on Thursday they had taken down hundreds of accounts believed to have been part of coordinated influence operations from Iran, Russia and Venezuela.
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