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Facebook removes fake networks amid US election threat

Facebook said Thursday it removed three separate fake networks originating in Russia for violating compnay policy against foreign or government interference amid the looming Nov. 3 US presidential election.

Axar.az reports that, the networks were showing coordinated inauthentic behavior, which used "fake accounts as a central part of their operations to mislead people about who they are and what they are doing," according to a company statement.

Facebook said the networks were also linked to actors associated with past election interference in the US, including those involved in the 2016 US presidential election.

The networks targeted countries and focused on "creating fictitious or seemingly independent media entities and personas to engage unwitting individuals to amplify their content" and "driving people to other websites that these operations control," the statement said.

Date
2020.09.25 / 10:39
Author
Axar.az
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