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Meta announced the removal of thousands of fake accounts from Facebook that were operated as part of “the largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world” (therecord.media)

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Meta announced the removal of thousands of fake accounts from Facebook that were operated as part of “the largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world”::undefined

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[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They were actually able to confirm links to Chinese law enforcement as well, as far as I know this is the first time this sort of connection has been officially made instead of just speculating.

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