Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Facebook confirms discovery of new ‘inauthentic’ social media campaign ahead of US midterm elections

Facebook announced today that it’s identified and banned suspicious accounts that engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” some of which may be designed to influence the US midterm elections scheduled for November. News of the impending announcement was first reported by The New York Times. It is unclear which organization or country is behind the campaign, although the Times reports that Facebook officials who briefed lawmakers this week said Russia may be involved. As for those behind the accounts and suspicious behavior, Facebook said in a call with reporters this afternoon that it did not have enough technical evidence to state who was behind the operation.

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