Facebook announced on Tuesday that it had taken down a network of Pages, Groups, and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behaviour.
The social network has removed accounts numerous times over the past few years for inauthentic behavior, usually those linked to countries like Russia or Iran. However, this time around, there are a network of deleted Pages and Groups that stand out.
This latest batch of removals makes the first time Facebook has taken down accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory.
“Our investigation linked this activity to individuals associated with the QAnon network known to spread fringe conspiracy theories,” says Facebook’s report released today. “We found this activity as part of our internal investigations into suspected coordinated inauthentic behavior ahead of the 2020 election in the US.” Read more…
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