The network of accounts and groups operated made-up personas on social media platforms under the guise of journalists, lawyers, and human rights activists.
Facebook banned 1.7 billion fake accounts in Q1 2020, the company revealed on its transparency dashboard. That’s the second largest number of fake account...
Facebook has removed 89 accounts, 107 Facebook Pages, 15 Facebook Groups, and five Instagram accounts for engaging in “uncoordinated behaviour” originating in Myanmar; some individuals...
Twitter has removed 4,779 accounts connected to the Iranian government for using fake personas, spreading misinformation and manipulating the platform, all of which violate...
Google has removed content from 39 YouTube channels which 13,466 total US views on “relevant videos”, 6 blogs on Blogger and 13 Google+ accounts. This...
Twitter has paused its overhaul of the verification process in favour of protecting election integrity, Twitter’s new product head, Kayvon Beykpour has announced. As the...
Days after a New York Times investigation exposed Devumi, a company that sold Twitter users fake followers and bot retweet accounts; a California assemblyman...