Facebook Removes 14 Networks Fueling Deceptive Campaigns
By Ionut Arghire on April 07, 2021 Facebook this week announced that in March it removed a total of 14 networks of accounts from its online services, for spreading deceptive content meant to manipulate public opinion. Emerging from a total of 11 countries, these networks included a total of 1,167 Facebook accounts and 290 Instagram accounts, as well as 255 pages and 34 groups on Facebook, the social platform announced. Engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB), these networks focused both on the targeting of individuals outside their countries (five networks, from Albania, Iran, Spa...