Facebook Purges Hundred of ‘Inauthentic’ Pages and Accounts Ahead of Midterm Elections

A new study based on Facebook data provides a picture of who is placing political ads on the social network ahead of the midterm elections. President Trump tops the list......»»

Facebook says it is trying to prevent massive election interference like it saw in 2016. But the company won't say if it has seen similar interference from Russia or other groups ahead of the US midterm elections......»»

Facebook has removed a network of accounts and pages involved in what it called "coordinated inauthentic behavior," the company said Tuesday......»»

Facebook says it has uncovered a coordinated disinformation operation ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.....»»

Facebook has identified a coordinated political influence campaign ahead of November's U.S. congressional elections and taken down dozens of fake accounts. Fred Katayama reports......»»

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Company doesn't say if these entities had spread "fake news," j.....»»

Facebook said late on Tuesday that it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts for "coordinated inauthentic.....»»

"We know we have to be ready for anything that happens, and that's why we've been building a physical war room," said Facebook's head of civic engagement......»»

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The hundreds of bad accounts were removed for breaking the site's rules for "spam and.....»»

Some of the accounts and pages had millions of followers. They were likely domestic actors using clickbait headlines and other tactics to drive users to websites where they could target them with ads, Facebook said......»»

The hundreds of bad accounts were removed for breaking the site's rules for "spam and.....»»

Facebook is taking on another battle prior to the upcoming midterm elections, fighting false voter information. Veuer's Natasha Abellard has the st.....»»

Ahead of the midterm elections, false and divisive messages on social media — once the specialty of Russian-linked operatives — are now increasingly being created and spread by Americans......»»

Facebook announced Friday that it had suspended 82 pages, groups and accounts that originated in Iran for engaging in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" and sharing divisive political messages, including opposition to President Trump......»»

Facebook announced Friday that it had suspended 82 pages, groups and accounts that originated in Iran for engaging in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" and sharing divisive political messages, including opposition to President Trump......»»

Facebook Inc said on Friday it had removed 82 pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior that originated in Iran and targeted people in the UK and United States......»»

Facebook has been banning accounts and pages associated with th.....»»

The moves were aimed at preventing election interference. Facebook has removed more than 100 social media accounts to ensure its services .....»»