Meta removes 35 accounts of Iranian-linked network targeting US users
Meta removed 35 accounts that were part of a coordinated Iran-linked network targeting American users with political content, the tech company said in a report released on Thursday.The report, detailing “adversarial threats” presented on its platforms and the actions the company took against them, states that Meta took down four Facebook accounts and 31 Instagram accounts in the network that “amplified content (some of which was AI-generated) focusing on American politics, including anti-Republican views, alongside messaging on the Israel-Palestine conflict and immigration.”The accounts pretended to belong to people based in the United States and were “used to manage civic meme accounts and engage with authentic American users by tagging real journalists and politicians in their posts to solicit content collaboration,” the report said. The accounts attempted to conceal their Iranian ties.More than 79,000 people followed one or more of the Instagram accounts, the report stated.The report also detailed removing additional…
Meta has removed 35 accounts linked to an Iranian network that targeted American users with political content. The network consisted of four Facebook accounts and 31 Instagram accounts, which amplified content, some AI-generated, focusing on U.S. politics, anti-Republican views, the Israel-Palestine conflict, and immigration. These accounts, followed by over 79,000 people on Instagram, impersonated U.S.-based individuals and engaged with authentic American users, including journalists and politicians, while attempting to conceal their Iranian origins. Meta's report also detailed the removal of other Iranian accounts promoting pro-Islamic Republic messaging in parts of Africa, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.
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