“Facebook closes above 500 Russian pages”
“Facebook has removed more than 500 Russian pages, groups and accounts, which has been operating under false pretexts.”
“They are connected to the Russian media and attempts to influence the formation of public opinion in other countries.”
“the Pages has been produced as independent news sites or interest groups – but it could in fact be linked to employees at the Sputnik, one of the Russian government’s international media and propagandaorgan, according to Facebook. Most were on Facebook and a smaller part on the Facebookägda Instagram.”
“most of the pages were used to influence the formation of public opinion in countries in the Baltic region, Eastern and Central europe, the Caucasus and central asia. Over a hundred of them were part of a specific operation against Ukraine.”
“the Activity reminded Facebook of the activity that was listed in the united states before and during the presidential election in 2016, stemming from the so-called trollfabriken Internet Research Agency in the Russian Saint Petersburg.”
“Sputnik confirms that a number of its pages on the platforms have been removed and dismisses Facebook’s decision as a political and censorship.”
