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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern

Meta takes down ‘influence operations’ run by China and Russia

Meta logo next to Facebook 'like' symbol.
The operation discovered by Meta promoted a fake Guardian article accusing Ukraine of ‘a bloody provocation’. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has said it has removed a pair of “influence operations” run by China and Russia, which aimed to sway views on the US elections and the war in Ukraine.

The Russian network, the largest the company has disrupted since the war began, targeted audiences across Europe and the UK, and incorporated a “sprawling network” of websites impersonating news websites including the Guardian, according to Meta.

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