Article 5WK5B Facebook takes down Ukraine disinformation network and bans Russian-backed media

Facebook takes down Ukraine disinformation network and bans Russian-backed media

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Dan Milmo Global technology editor
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Meta says network ran websites posing as independent news entities and created fake personas

Facebook and Instagram have taken down a disinformation network targeting people in Ukraine, as their owner announced it was blocking access to the Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across the European Union.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta said it had uncovered a relatively small" network of about 40 accounts, pages and groups on the two social media platforms.

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