Facebook Removes Rival French, Russian Troll Networks
3 networks sought to sway public opinion in Africa, Facebook says. Facebook announced Tuesday it has removed hundreds of accounts linked to rival French and Russian networks that sought to sway public opinion in Africa.
The social media company said the actions mark the first time it has detected networks at odds with one another directly interacting and criticizing the other as being fake.
In all, Facebook said in a statement it suspended three networks, including hundreds of Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as hundreds of pages and groups, for carrying out what it called coordinated inauthentic behavior.