Facebook deletes fake accounts from Iran, Russia ahead of US election - Business Insider

  • 📰 BusinessInsider
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 35 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 51%

Canada News News

Canada Canada Latest News,Canada Canada Headlines

Facebook just removed dozens of fake accounts based in Russia and Iran that were spreading misinformation and trying to meddle in elections

Facebook is waging a constant war against online trolls looking to interfere with foreign politics, and the social media giant just gave us an inside look at the latest battle.four separate networks of interconnected accounts engaging in "coordinated inauthentic behavior." In other words, these were four separate groups posting misleading content on Facebook under fake accounts, groups or pages on Facebook.

"We detected this activity as part of our ongoing review of suspected coordinated inauthentic behavior ahead of US elections,""We've shared information with our industry partners, policy makers and law enforcement and will continue working with others to find and remove this behavior." With the 2020 US presidential election on the horizon, Facebook has been vocal about its efforts to combat political trolls. The social media platform has been widely criticized for allowing misinformation to spread across the platform, and an investigation conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller's office found that dozens of Russian agents were involved in a

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

ooooh -'dozens' - look out!

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 729. in CA

Canada Canada Latest News, Canada Canada Headlines