Facebook removes accounts from Russia, Iran for 'coordinated inauthentic behavior'

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Facebook removes accounts from Russia, Iran for 'coordinated inauthentic behavior'
Reuters

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it has removed more accounts from Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo, citing what it described as “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”

A total of 2,632 pages, groups, and accounts were removed from Facebook and Instagram for operations linked to the above mentioned countries, the social media platform said.

513 of those accounts were tied to Iran, while 1,907 were linked to Russia, Facebook said.

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