Published 4 years ago

Facebook Takes Down Fake Pages Created in China Aimed at Influencing U.S. Election

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The accounts posted content both in support of and against US presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who is running for reelection.

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BBC News

Facebook shuts down 150 fake Chinese accounts

Some used artificial intelligence to make profile pics and posted content about the US election.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Facebook shuts down 150 fake Chinese accounts

Some used artificial intelligence to make profile pics and posted content about the US election.

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Facebook Removes Chinese Accounts Active In Philippines And U.S. Politics

Facebook Inc said Tuesday it had removed a network of inauthentic Chinese accounts that were interfering in Asian and American politics, including some that posted material supporting and opposing U.S. President Donald Trump.

4 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Facebook removes fake accounts with links to China and Philippines

Facebook says accounts were interfering in politics of US and PhilippinesFacebook says it has removed hundreds of coordinated fake accounts with links to individuals in China and in the Filipino military that were interfering in the politics of the Philippines and the US.The company said all the accounts – in two distinct networks based in China and the Philippines – were removed for violating its policy against foreign or government interferenc…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Fake pages from China tried to disrupt US election, Facebook says

Facebook says it has removed a small network of fake accounts and pages that originated in China and focused on disrupting political activity in the U.S. and several other countries

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Facebook removes Chinese accounts active in Philippines and U.S. politics

By Joseph Menn - Facebook Inc <FB.O> said Tuesday it had removed a network of inauthentic Chinese accounts that were interfering in Asian and American politics, including some that posted material supporting and opposing U.S. President Donald Trump. The social networking company said it suspended 155 accounts on its main platform along with six Instagram accounts. The most widely

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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