Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt US politics, removes 32 accounts
Facebook uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence American politics in advance of the U.S. midterm elections.
The company said in a blog post that it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in "coordinated" political behavior and appeared to be fake.
Facebook did not explicitly say that the effort was aimed at influencing the midterm elections in November, but the timing of the suspicious activity would be consistent with such an attempt.
The company, which said it is in the early stages of its investigation, held briefings in the House and Senate this week.
The company said it doesn't know who is behind the efforts, but said there may be connections to Russia. Facebook said it has found some connections between the accounts it removed and the accounts connected to Russia's Internet Research Agency that it removed before and after the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/07/31/facebook-finds-sophisticated-efforts-to-disrupt-us-politics-removes-32-accounts.html