Facebook Removes 14 Networks for Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in March 2021

The actions involved a total of 1,167 accounts, 290 Instagram accounts, 255 pages, 34 groups

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Facebook released its coordinated inauthentic behavior report for March 2021, sharing details on 14 networks that were removed, originating from 11 countries.

The actions involved a total of 1,167 accounts, 290 Instagram accounts, 255 pages and 34 groups.

Details follow on the networks that were removed last month.

  • Albania: 128 accounts, 41 pages, 21 groups and 146 Instagram accounts that targeted global audiences, including Iran, were removed. Facebook’s investigation linked it to MEK, an exiled militant opposition group from Iran now based in Albania.
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