Facebook Removes 9 Networks in April 2021 for Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior

1,565 accounts, 141 Instagram accounts, 724 pages, 63 groups were included

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Facebook released its coordinated inauthentic behavior report for April 2021, detailing nine networks that were removed from its platform.

The social network said those networks accounted for a total of 1,565 accounts, 141 Instagram accounts, 724 pages and 63 groups. Details on each network follow.

  • Azerbaijan: 124 accounts, 15 pages, six groups and 30 Instagram accounts primarily targeting Azerbaijan and Armenia to a lesser extent were removed, and Facebook discovered this network following its enforcement against Postegro and Nunu, two third-party Android applications that misled people into giving away their Instagram credentials.
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