Facebook has taken down 78 Russian-based accounts and pages spreading misinformation in Ukraine and neighboring countries on behalf of their government.
The company reported on Feb.12 that three unconnected networks of accounts originating from Russia, Iran, Vietnam and Myanmar were removed for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” and “foreign or government interference.”
According to the report, 11 pages, 29 groups and four Instagram accounts focused primarily on Ukraine were suspended for violating the company policies in addition to the 78 Facebook accounts.
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