Facebook removes 687 pages, accounts linked to Congress ahead of Lok Sabha Elections
Facebook removes 687 pages, accounts linked to Congress ahead of Lok Sabha Elections In a rare social media purge ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections, the Facebook has announced that it is removing 687 pages and accounts — the majority of which had already been detected and suspended by our automated systems — that engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour and were linked to individuals associated with an IT Cell of the Indian National Congress. The announcement comes just 10 days before the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections. The individuals behind this activity used fake accounts, the majority of which had already been detected and suspended by our automated systems, and joined various Groups to disseminate their content and increase engagement on their own Pages, the social media giant said. “The Page admins and account owners typically posted about local news and political issues, including topics like the upcoming elections, candidate views, the INC and cri...