Facebook head of cybersecurity policy Nathaniel Gleicher said the pages and accounts were being taken down because of their coordinated inauthentic behaviour and not for the content they posted. ShutterstockSocial media giant Facebook on Monday said it has removed 687 pages and accounts linked to individuals associated with an IT cell of the Congress as it cracks down on fake accounts and spam. Besides, Facebook has removed 103 pages, groups and accounts originating in Pakistan on its platform and Instagram for engaging in similar behaviour. "We are constantly working to detect and stop coordinated inauthentic behaviour because we don't want our services to be used to manipulate people. He added that unlike the takedowns for coordinated inauthentic behaviour, this activity was not part of one coordinated operation.

Source: The Telegraph April 01, 2019 10:20 UTC