Facebook Will Take Action if Their Terms of Use Are Violated Albert Mucunguzi
It is in the interest of these social media companies to shut down fake accounts in order to enhance the authenticity of their platforms. 2 minutes read
Chairman of Information and Communication Technology in Uganda (ICTAU); Mr. Albert Mucunguzi speaking at the 2020 Swarm summit. (Photo by; Olupot Nathan Ernest/ PC TECH MAGAZINE)
Facebook confirmed shutting down accounts of Uganda’s top officials linked to President Museveni’s campaign accusing the campaign of “using fake and duplicate accounts to manage pages, comment on other people’s content, impersonate users, re-share posts in groups to make them appear more popular than they were.”
By Tessa Knight for DFRLab• 12 January 2021
Supporters of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, otherwise known as Bobi Wine, run from tear gas fired by police during his presidential campaign in Kampala, Uganda 30 November 2020. The Ugandan Presidential Elections are due to take place on the 14 January 2021 and have so far been marred by violence with 45 supporters of Bobi Wine killed by security forces last week whilst protesting the arrest of Ssentamu during an election rally. EPA-EFE/STR
Facebook removes the dodgy network and attributes it to the Ugandan government after a DFRLab investigation, as Twitter also closes suspicious accounts.
A network of public relations firms, news organisations and inauthentic social media accounts engaged in a coordinated campaign to promote Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ahead of the country’s January 14 2021 presidential election. A DFRLab investigation of the network – which began as part of its ongoing analysis of pre-election activity –
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Facebook suspends Ugandan govt-linked accounts ahead of elections
The accounts blocked by Facebook for Coordinated inauthentic behaviour are linked to the country s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
Social media giant, Facebook, said it has closed several accounts linked to
In a statement on Monday, the company said it took the action because the affected accounts were being used for “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”.
“This month, we removed a network of accounts and pages in Uganda that engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour to target public debate ahead of the election.
“We found this network to be linked to the Government Citizens Interaction Centre at the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology in Uganda