Facebook has deleted 500 pages and logins allegedly involved in peddling fake news in Central Europe, Ukraine and Eastern Europe. The social media company writes that these pages had links to Russia’s Sputnik news agency openly pushing propaganda and disinformation. The information Sputnik distributed and the tactics used "shared characteristics" with campaigns run by Russia's Internet Research Agency, which the US government described as a Russian financed “troll farm”. The content of the pages included information on protest movements, anti-Nato sentiment and anti-corruption efforts.
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Facebook Tackles Swathe of Russian Fake News Pages
Facebook has deleted 500 pages and logins allegedly involved in peddling fake news in Central Europe, Ukraine and Eastern Europe. The social media company writes that these pages had links to Russia’s Sputnik news...
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