Facebook announced it removed a network of more than 100 accounts and pages posting misinformation on the company's social network with ties to longtime Republican operative Roger Stone.
it removed a network of more than 100 accounts and pages posting misinformation on the company's social network with ties to longtime Republican operative Roger Stone.
The network of "coordinated inauthentic behavior" used Facebook to pose as Florida residents and post misinformation regarding local politics in Florida, land and water resource bills in Florida, and material released by Wikileaks ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and Stone's trial as well as his websites, books and media appearances.
The network was followed by more than 320,000 accounts across Facebook and Instagram. It consisted of 54 Facebook accounts, 50 Facebook Pages and four Instagram accounts. The network spent $308,000 on Facebook ads.This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.
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