Facebook announces it removed a small network of fake social media accounts it said were run from Iran and were posting about US politics
The takedown is the latest in a series of moves by Silicon Valley to crack down on covert information campaigns run from Iran that use fake accounts and pose as Americans.Last month CNN exclusively reported how"American Herald Tribune," a purportedly independent online media outlet, originated in Iran.
In a company post about Wednesday's takedown, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's head of security policy, wrote that the Iranian accounts"shared posts about political news and geopolitics including topics like the US elections, Christianity, US-Iran relations, US immigration policy, criticism of US policies in the Middle East, public figures, as well as video interviews with academics, public figures, and columnists on issues related to Iran and US elections.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pentagon: 109 troops suffer brain injuries from Iran strikeThe Pentagon says the number of U.S. service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries has shot up to more than 100, as more troops suffer the aftereffects of the Iranian ballistic missile attack early last month in Iraq
Read more »
Pentagon: 109 troops suffer brain injuries from Iran strikeThe number of U.S. service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from an Iranian missile attack last month in Iraq has risen sharply to more than 100, the Pentagon says, as more troops suffer the aftereffects of the strike.
Read more »
Exclusive: More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack - officialsExclusive: More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack, officials say
Read more »
Exclusive: More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack - officialsThe U.S. military is preparing to report a more than 50 percent jump in the number of cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran&39;s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday. The Pentagon declined to comment.
Read more »
Over 100 US troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following Iran strikeOver 100 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on the al Asad military base in Iraq, according to a US official with knowledge of the latest information.
Read more »