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Facebook and Twitter remove accounts pushing ‘pro-Western narratives’

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Facebook and Twitter took down two overlapping sets of accounts over the past two months for promoting “pro-Western narratives” in the Middle East and Central Asia, according to a report released Wednesday. The accounts promoted the interests of the United States and its allies while opposing those of countries like Russia, China and Iran.

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The Epoch Times

Meta, Twitter Remove 'Web of Accounts' That Promoted Pro-Western Narratives While Opposing China, Russia, Iran: Report

Facebook and Twitter took down a network of social media accounts that "used deceptive tactics" to promote pro-Western narratives that ...

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Channel News Asia

Pro-Western, anti-China influence ops taken down by Facebook and Twitter

SINGAPORE: Tech giants Twitter and Meta in recent weeks removed social media accounts promoting pro-Western narratives that supported the United States and its allies while opposing countries like China and Russia, according to a report released on Wednesday (Aug 24). The joint study by the Stan

2 years ago·Singapore

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Facebook, Twitter remove ‘pro-Western’ accounts – study

Twitter and Facebook have deleted a network of suspicious accounts said to be involved in ‘covert influence operations,’ a new study shows

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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Wall Street Journal

Meta, Twitter Remove Network of Accounts That Pushed Pro-Western Narratives

The activity in the Middle East and Central Asia is a rare example of a covert influence operation that sought to boost the U.S. and its allies. The campaign had limited impact, researchers say.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

Facebook and Twitter remove accounts pushing ‘pro-Western narratives’

Facebook and Twitter took down two overlapping sets of accounts over the past two months for promoting “pro-Western” narratives in the Middle East and Central Asia, according to a report released W…

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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NBC News

Researchers discover sprawling pro-U.S. social media influence campaign

It has become relatively common for Facebook and Twitter to take down accounts pushing propaganda. This time, however, those accounts were going after U.S. adversaries.

3 years ago·United States

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