Facebook foils political influence campaigns originating in Iran, Russia ahead of U.S. midterms

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/08/21/facebook-foils-political-influence-campaigns-originating-iran-russia-ahead-u-s-midterms/1058233002/?csp=chromepush

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it foiled political influence campaigns originating out of Iran and Russia that targeted U.S. users ahead of the midterm elections.

The campaigns, which mimicked previous Kremlin-linked efforts to stir political discord around hot-button issues, also targeted users in the U.K., the Middle East and Latin America in a bid to sway world politics.

This marks the first time Iran was implicated in a political influence campaign on Facebook. The social media giant says it has not found a connection between the Iranian and Russian campaigns but the campaigns deployed similar tactics.

"We believe these pages, groups and accounts were part of two sets of campaigns," Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, said in a conference call with reporters late Tuesday. "First a set of activity from Iran, including some with ties to state-owned media, and second a set of activity that the U.S. government and others have publicly linked to Russian military intelligence services."...more

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