Facebook Discovered and Removed More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Myanmar

Head of cybersecurity policy Nathaniel Gleicher said in a Newsroom post that the people behind this activity used fake accounts to promote content, boost engagement and manage groups and pages.

Gleicher added that legitimate news and entertainment content was repurposed, and content included posts on national and local topics including crime, ethnic relations, celebrities and the media.

Facebook’s investigation found that some of the people involved were associated with the Myanmar military.

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