Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting US interests had ties to US military, Meta says

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Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting US interests had ties to US military, Meta says

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Technology@beehaw.org · 3 years ago

Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting US interests had ties to US military, Meta says | CNN Politics

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People "associated with the US military" were likely behind a network of phony Facebook and Instagram accounts that promoted US interests abroad by targeting audiences in Afghanistan and Central Asia, Facebook parent firm Meta said Tuesday.

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