Facebook suspends ‘inauthentic’ Iranian accounts that criticized President Trump and spread divisive political messages

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Facebook announced that it had suspended 82 pages, groups and accounts that originated in Iran for engaging in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" and sharing divisive political messages, including opposition to President Donald Trump. The accounts -- some of which also had been removed from Facebook’s photo-sharing site, Instagram -- do not appear to have clear "ties to the Iranian government,” but Facebook could not say for certain who was behind them. More than 1 million Facebook users followed at least one of the suspended pages that the company removed, and tens of thousands of users joined one of the groups that Iran-based users had created.


Facebook suspends ‘inauthentic’ Iranian accounts that criticized President Trump and spread divisive political messages Taking Down Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior from Iran (Facebook)