New York (CNN Business) Facebook (FB) announced Wednesday morning that it had removed a small network of fake social media accounts it said were run from Iran and were posting about US politics. Twitter also said it removed accounts from Iran, but said its investigations were ongoing and provided few details. The takedowns are the latest in a series of moves by Silicon Valley to crack down on covert information campaigns run from Iran that use fake accounts and pose as Americans. Last month CNN exclusively reported how "American Herald Tribune," a purportedly independent online media outlet, originated in Iran. Examples of the purportedly Iranian posts shared by Facebook include one criticizing former Trump national security adviser John Bolton.

Source: CNN February 12, 2020 12:00 UTC