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Meta Takes Down Indian Firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory's Accounts Along With 900 Chinese Fake Accounts
Meta has removed over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the social media firm said in a report. The company also said that it took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China.
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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US Reviews Psychological Warfare Operations After Reports of Fake Accounts Promoting Pro-West Disinformation
The US Department of Defense is reviewing its psychological warfare operations following reports of Twitter and Facebook removing nearly 150 US and Britain-origin accounts in July and August engaging in "inauthentic behavior." The accounts came from a series of campaigns over five years rather than one single effort, according to a report by Graphi...
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India Blocks 16 YouTube Channels For Spreading Hate, Fake News
The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order, according to an official statement.
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Facebook, Instagram Are Hot Spots for Fake Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel
Facebook-owner Meta is struggling to stop counterfeiters from pushing fake luxury goods from Gucci to Chanel across its social media apps, according to research and interviews, as the company barrels into e-commerce.
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Facebook, Instagram Remove Chinese Accounts Over Fake 'Swiss Biologist' COVID-19 Origin Claims
Meta said on Wednesday that it has blocked Facebook and Instagram accounts of an influence operation originating in China that promoted claims of a fake "Swiss biologist" saying the United States was interfering in the search for COVID-19's origins.
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Facebook Says Iranian Hackers Targeted US, Europe Defence Workers Using Fake Accounts
Facebook said on Thursday that it has disrupted an Iran-based cyber espionage operation targeting defence and aerospace workers in Europe and the US.
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Facebook Removes Information-Influencing Accounts Run by Military in Thailand
Facebook has taken down 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military, the company said.
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Facebook Removes 'Inauthentic' Accounts, Pages Spanning Eight Nations
Facebook said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Afghanistan, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Morocco, Myanmar, Turkey, and Ukraine due to "coordinated inauthentic behaviour".
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Facebook Bars Deceptive Campaign From Pro-Trump Group
Facebook on Thursday said it derailed a campaign using fake accounts to praise US President Donald Trump as part of its latest crackdown on orchestrated deception.
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Removed Hundreds Of Accounts From Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria, Egypt: Facebook
Facebook Inc has announced it removed hundreds of pages, groups and accounts on its platforms for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" linked to three operations in Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Nigeria.
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Facebook Plans More Fact-Checking Ahead of European Parliament Election
Facebook has been under pressure around the world since the US election in 2016 to stop the use of fake accounts and other types of deception to sway public opinion.
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Facebook to Appeal Austrian Global Hate Speech Order
An Austrian court has ruled that Facebook must remove the posts against Greens leader Eva Glawischnig in Austria as well as other parts of the world.
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Facebook Must Delete 'Hate Postings', Austrian Court Rules
The case - brought by Austria's Green party over insults to its leader - has international ramifications as the court ruled the postings must be deleted across the platform and not just in Austria.
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Facebook Says It Will Act Against 'Information Operations' Using False Accounts
Facebook detailed well-funded and subtle efforts by nations and other organisations to spread misleading information and falsehoods for geopolitical goals.
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Meta Takes Down Indian Firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory's Accounts Along With 900 Chinese Fake Accounts
Meta has removed over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the social media firm said in a report. The company also said that it took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China.
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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US Reviews Psychological Warfare Operations After Reports of Fake Accounts Promoting Pro-West Disinformation
The US Department of Defense is reviewing its psychological warfare operations following reports of Twitter and Facebook removing nearly 150 US and Britain-origin accounts in July and August engaging in "inauthentic behavior." The accounts came from a series of campaigns over five years rather than one single effort, according to a report by Graphi...
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India Blocks 16 YouTube Channels For Spreading Hate, Fake News
The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order, according to an official statement.
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Facebook, Instagram Are Hot Spots for Fake Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel
Facebook-owner Meta is struggling to stop counterfeiters from pushing fake luxury goods from Gucci to Chanel across its social media apps, according to research and interviews, as the company barrels into e-commerce.
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Facebook, Instagram Remove Chinese Accounts Over Fake 'Swiss Biologist' COVID-19 Origin Claims
Meta said on Wednesday that it has blocked Facebook and Instagram accounts of an influence operation originating in China that promoted claims of a fake "Swiss biologist" saying the United States was interfering in the search for COVID-19's origins.
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Facebook Says Iranian Hackers Targeted US, Europe Defence Workers Using Fake Accounts
Facebook said on Thursday that it has disrupted an Iran-based cyber espionage operation targeting defence and aerospace workers in Europe and the US.
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Facebook Removes Information-Influencing Accounts Run by Military in Thailand
Facebook has taken down 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military, the company said.
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Facebook Removes 'Inauthentic' Accounts, Pages Spanning Eight Nations
Facebook said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Afghanistan, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Morocco, Myanmar, Turkey, and Ukraine due to "coordinated inauthentic behaviour".
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Facebook Bars Deceptive Campaign From Pro-Trump Group
Facebook on Thursday said it derailed a campaign using fake accounts to praise US President Donald Trump as part of its latest crackdown on orchestrated deception.
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Removed Hundreds Of Accounts From Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria, Egypt: Facebook
Facebook Inc has announced it removed hundreds of pages, groups and accounts on its platforms for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" linked to three operations in Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Nigeria.
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Facebook Plans More Fact-Checking Ahead of European Parliament Election
Facebook has been under pressure around the world since the US election in 2016 to stop the use of fake accounts and other types of deception to sway public opinion.
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Facebook to Appeal Austrian Global Hate Speech Order
An Austrian court has ruled that Facebook must remove the posts against Greens leader Eva Glawischnig in Austria as well as other parts of the world.
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Facebook Must Delete 'Hate Postings', Austrian Court Rules
The case - brought by Austria's Green party over insults to its leader - has international ramifications as the court ruled the postings must be deleted across the platform and not just in Austria.
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Facebook Says It Will Act Against 'Information Operations' Using False Accounts
Facebook detailed well-funded and subtle efforts by nations and other organisations to spread misleading information and falsehoods for geopolitical goals.
