Facebook removes 652 fake accounts and pages meant to influence world politics
by Olivia Solon in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#3X8JB)
Firm announces removal of pages, groups and accounts linked to Russia and Iran, citing 'coordinated inauthentic behavior'
Facebook has removed 652 fake accounts and pages with ties to Russia and Iran attempting to exert political influence in the US, UK, Middle East and Latin America.
The accounts and pages were divided between four separate campaigns, three of which originated in Iran, of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour", disclosed by the social network today.
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