The details were in a monthly report Facebook issues to review its efforts to crack down on fake news, hate speech and other targeted and manipulative messages that violate its policies. Facebook said it removed a network of 333 Facebook accounts, 195 Pages, nine Groups and 1194 Instagram accounts. “Both of these companies and individuals associated with them have repeatedly violated our Inauthentic Behavior policy and are now banned from Facebook,” they added. Similar posts made in August included Iran’s activity in Yemen, the conflict in Libya, successes of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, and independence for Somaliland. Flexell was also implicated in October, as was Nigerian company MintReach, according to Facebook.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 03, 2020 00:22 UTC