Facebook removes 82 pages and accounts linked to Iran

Facebook has uncovered another influence campaign tied to Iran.

The company has removed 82 Pages, accounts, and  groups for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" aimed at people in the United States and the UK. The accounts, which were on both Facebook and Instagram, were used to spread content on socially divisive issues, like race relations and immigration, according to Facebook.

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The company was quick to point out that while the activity originated in Iran, they weren't able to attribute it to the Iranian government. "It's still early days and while we have found no ties to the Iranian government, we can’t say for sure who is responsible," the company's head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, wrote in a statement.  Read more...

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