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Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc. removed 185 accounts and groups allegedly engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military.
Thai military denies it was involved in ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ in order to influence public opinion.
BANGKOK--Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to i
Facebook accused Thailand’s army of indulging in ‘information-influencing operations’ in the nation as it took down 185 army-related accounts.
Advertisement Facebook has taken down 185 accounts and groups engaged in coordinated information operations on behalf of the Thai military, the tech behemoth said on Wednesday, the latest example of a Southeast Asian government manipulating social media to political ends. The social media firm stated that the accounts were part of a total of 915 Facebook accounts and 68 pages based in Thailand, Russia, Morocco, and Iran that were removed for violating its policy on “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” In Thailand, the company removed 77 accounts, 72 pages, and 18 groups on Facebook, as wel...