Facebook announced Thursday that it had removed close to 800 pages, groups and accounts from the social media network for engaging in what it called "coordinated inauthentic behavior tied to Iran." The company said the accounts' activity was directed from Iran and in some cases repurposed content from Iranian state media about conflicts in Syria and Yemen. The social network uses the term "coordinated inauthentic behavior" fake accounts managed with the intent of disrupting politics and elections. Facebook has previously disclosed purges of accounts linked to groups in Burma, Bangladesh and Russia. "... , Facebook’s takedown of Iran-linked malign influence pages and accounts is further evidence that such deceptive campaigns are worldwide in ambition.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2019 00:56 UTC