Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms over alleged involvement in coordinated inauthentic behaviour.

The tech giant said it removed a total of 443 Facebook and 125 Instagram accounts, as well as 200 pages and 76 groups originating in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia.

In a blog post on Thursday, Facebook said that one of the operations was sharing local news in targeted countries and promoting content about UAE as well as criticism of Qatar, Turkey and Iran, NAN reports.

A smaller operation was involved in “domestic-focused coordinated inauthentic behaviour in Indonesia,” with fake accounts sharing content in support of the independence movement in West Papua province, while others posted criticism of it.

A third operation, originating in Egypt, focused on Somalia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, Tunisia, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon and Qatar, the social media company said.

The fake accounts “typically posted about domestic news and political topics including content in support of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

”The fake account also made criticism of Qatar, Iran, and Turkey; and Yemen’s southern separatist movement.”

Over 7 million accounts followed one or more of the pages and some 3,000 accounts joined at least one of the groups.

Around 193,000 people followed one or more of the Instagram accounts.(NAN)


http://www.titopeblog.com/2019/10/facebook-instagram-remove-accounts-from.html

hmmm....most of them maybe innocent

Another bad news for Nigeria.




Check my signature

I hope this will not affect my dear NAIRA LAND. Because we are giving them trouble here.

Hm

Noted!

Facebook why?

Pay after we've designed your website. Check my signature or profile for details

Ghhh

wetin consign me///////

It's all down to politics

Nairaland should do the same
People like oilpussy or pinkpussy go suffer ehn

alright

Mind what u post on social media oh,US embassy go collect dey list of banned account and waiting for visa application

I pray igboist group

Yabaleftonline

Rant Hq

Are among the new removed

Ok

Power of western world . They always find means to regulate other countries through their mechanism

They don't even want to hear our country name

Hope they remove those spreading fake news too

They should EJECT all.
They Should SHUTDOWN internet across AFRICA.
Since we are yet to realise our potentials

Nigeria this, Nigeria that

Not too good

More reason why China dont fuxxk with facebook

Hope They il not say it is a particular tribe that is behind this one o!

okay