Facebook purges more than 800 accounts pushing political messages for profit

Political research firm Cambridge Analytica may have had acces.....»»

Most of Facebook's U.S. users have remained loyal to the social network despite revelations that a political consultancy collected information about millions of accounts without owners' permission, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed......»»

Most of Facebook's U.S. users have remained loyal to the social network despite revelations that a political consultancy collected information about millions of accounts without owners' permission, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed......»»

Facebook Inc. said Tuesday that it has removed 17 Facebook accounts and seven Instagram accounts it.....»»

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......»»

Facebook has identified a coordinated political influence campaign that includes stoking division around white supremacy and the Abolish ICE movement......»»

A coordinated effort, involving 32 pages and fake accounts, included amplifying division around white supremacy and the #AbolishICE movement, the social network said......»»

Facebook has identified a coordinated political influence campaign ahead of November’s U.S. congressional elections and has taken down dozens of fake accounts on its site, the company said on Tuesday. Chris Dignam reports......»»

Facebook Inc. dismantled a new set of influence campaigns originating in Russia and Iran designed to sow division in global politics, part of the social-media company’s broader purge of bad actors on its site......»»

Facebook dismantled more than 650 pages, groups and accounts engaged in a coordinated effort to sow political divisions......»»

Facebook isn't just removing fake political pages to thwart election meddling -- sometimes, it's just about culling spam. .....»»

Facebook is taking down hundreds of United States-based accounts and pages, many of which spread political misinformation, for breaking the company’s terms against “inauthentic” content and spam......»»

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

Facebook has taken down hundreds of accounts that were spreading false or misleading political content ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, one of the social network’s most aggressive efforts to stop misinformation spread primarily by Americans......»»

Just in time for midterms, Facebook has .....»»

Facebook Purges Hundreds of ‘Inauthentic’ Pages and Accounts Ahead of Midterm Elections.....»»

It said it removed 559 pages and 251 accounts that posted "sensational political content" aimed at driving users to other websites......»»

Twitter accounts originating in Iran masqueraded as foreign journalists and concerned U.S. citizens in an attempt to push political messages, according to new research......»»

Conservative political apps deliver curated partisan messages, free from the strictures and content guidelines imposed by Silicon Valley giants......»»

Twitter Inc easily beat Wall Street's revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, pushing its shares up 11 percent before the opening bell, as higher ad sales offset a drop in monthly users as the site removed accounts suspected of abuse......»»