The parent company of Facebook took down two account networks trying to influence narratives about Russia’s war with Ukraine and U.S. midterm elections.
Meta has removed “influence operations” run by China and Russia from its network. The goals of the two disabled accounts were to sway views on the upcoming U.S. midterm elections and the war in Ukraine.
against coordinated inauthentic behavior, or CIB. It then removes these accounts to prevent any further issues.The Russian network targeted Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, and the UK, with hopes of spreading propaganda about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The operation began in May of this year. A network of over 60 websites impersonating news organizations in Europe posted articles criticizing Ukraine and arguing against Western sanctions on Russia, Meta said.
As Meta attempted to block certain fake site domains, the network kept trying to create new websites. This was alarming to Meta because it showed “persistence and continuous investment in this activity across the internet.”The Chinese-origin network targeted numerous social media platforms. Meta said it disabled a small network that began in China and targeted the Czech Republic, the U.S. and a few Chinese- and French-speaking audiences across the globe.
It was also the first to target U.S. domestic politics ahead of the U.S. elections, and the Czech Republic’s foreign policy toward Ukraine and China. There was also a difference in focus by the Chinese influence operations. This time, the influence was directed to the U.S.
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