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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Rachael Davies

Meta takes down Russian misinformation network targeting Europe

Meta has disabled thousands of fraudulent pages and accounts across Facebook and Instagram that spread misinformation about the Russia-Ukraine conflict

(Picture: Dima Solomin on Unsplash)

Meta has shared a successful operation that resulted in the disabling of thousands of fraudulent pages, accounts, and groups on Facebook and Instagram.

All of the targets originated in Russia and were responsible for spreading misinformation about Russia’s war with Ukraine. According to Meta, this network of pages and accounts focused on audiences in Germany, France, UK, Italy, and Ukraine.

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