Meta Shuts Down Influence Operations Started in China, Russia
27 Setembro 2022 - 12:55PM
Dow Jones News
By Dean Seal
Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday that it has removed two
unconnected networks in China and Russia that were running covert
influence campaigns related to U.S. politics and the war in
Ukraine.
In a post on its blog, the Facebook parent company said it has
taken down a small network that originated in China and operated
across multiple social media platforms, targeting U.S. voters on
both sides of the political spectrum ahead of the 2022
midterms.
The network also pushed anti-government sentiments related to
the Czech Republic's foreign policy toward China and Ukraine, Meta
said.
The company said it also has removed a large network that
originated in Russia and operated across a sprawling network of
more than 60 websites that were made to look like legitimate
European news organizations.
The network targeted Germany, as well as France, Italy, Ukraine
and the U.K., with narratives supporting Russia in the conflict
with Ukraine and criticizing Ukrainian refugees, Meta said.
Meta called it the "largest and most complex Russian-origin
operation that we've disrupted since the beginning of the war in
Ukraine."
Write to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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