Facebook: Fake Instagram accounts used Trump, Kanye and social issues to target voters

The social-networking companies have taken down a global network of fake accounts used in a coordinated campaign to push pro-Trump political messages, including some that used artificial intelligence tools to try to mask the behavior.....»»

A network of Instagram accounts operated from Russia has targeted Americans with divisive political messages ahead of next year's U.S. presidential election, with operators posing as people within the United States, Facebook said on Monday......»»

Facebook and Instagram sued four companies and three people based in China for creating and selling fake accounts, likes and followers, according to a posting on the social media giant’s website......»»

The sheer volume of fake Facebook and Instagram accounts that pose as celebrities is bringing real-life headaches to those public figures, including Oprah Winfrey......»»

Reports on Downdetector skyrocketed just after 5 p.m. for the popular social media sites with no word on when they'll be back. .....»»

Platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter have removed a video of Trump telling riote.....»»

Zuckerberg: Facebook, Instagram Will Extend Block On Trump Accounts "Indefinitely" Now that Trump has effectively been locked out from so.....»»

Social media companies condemned a video posted by President Donald Trump during a withering assault on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, and at least one threatened to boot him off its service......»»

Mike Segar/Reuters; Mike2020/Twitter; DrGrayFang/Instagram Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign has been using a unique social-media strategy to attract younger voters to the Democratic hopeful. Over the last few months, Bloomberg's campaign has.....»»

Deep fake videos could be used to spread disinformation and mislead voters about Donald Trump or a Democratic challenger in the pr.....»»

Reuters Facebook and Twitter dismantled thousands of accounts and pages that were part of a global network seeking to push pro-Trump messaging.  NBC News reported that the Facebook accounts had been identified as having ties to the Epoch T.....»»

Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Radio host Zane Lowe interviewed singer Kanye West on Apple Music. W.....»»

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The social media giants said they were taking action against what Twitter called a "significant state-backed information operation" related to the protests......»»

Social media platforms were back online Wednesday evening after experiencing a bit of a meltdown earlier in the day......»»

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The staggering figure of more than three billion fake accounts blocked by Facebook over a six-month period highlights the challenges faced by social networks in curbing automated accounts......»»

On one hand, Facebook - the world's biggest social media company - represented that it has just under 2.4 billion monthly active users from across the globe. On the other hand, Facebook on Thursday said it has removed a r.....»»

The social network estimates about 5% of monthly active accounts are fake......»»

Accounts tagged 'hatetrump' and 'ihatetrump' are part of a coordinated campaign to undermine U.S. President Donald Trump that has emerged on social media site Instagram, an independent study has revealed......»»