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Facebook blocks accounts linked to Russian state-owned Sputnik

By Ishita Palli and Munsif Vengattil on Jan 18, 2019 7:08AM
Facebook blocks accounts linked to Russian state-owned Sputnik

Coordinated inauthentic behaviour.

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had removed hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts, which it judged to be involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on its platforms, including some linked to state-owned news agency Sputnik. In a separate statement, Sputnik attacked the social network for a ...

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