Facebook deletes 65 accounts and another 35 on Instagram related to the PP

A statement from Facebook reports that 65 accounts and another 35 on Instagram related to the PP have been suppressed, in collaboration with Twitter.

If a while ago we echoed the decision of Twitter to suppress 256 PP accounts, now it is the turn of Facebook and Instagram. Apparently Facebook and Twitter They have collaborated in the investigation and detection of these accounts that try to misinform and manipulate information flows. Facebook on its blog claims to have deleted 65 accounts on the social network and another 35 on its affiliate Instagram.

The social network says that these accounts are "Involved in unauthentic behavior coordinated as part of a national network focused on Spain." They note that a group of people operated behind these false accounts, which "had already been deactivated by our automated systems."

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It seems that the PP mainly used these accounts to amplify the impact and generate false interactions. Some accounts disseminated information on local political issues or nations. Among the information, news related to the elections, the PP itself and criticism of its political rivals.

According to Facebook: "Although the people behind this activity tried to hide their identities, our investigation found links to people associated with the Popular Party."

On the part of Facebook, it is reported that there are 65 accounts in its main social network and 25 Instagram accounts. At least one Instagram account would have more than 5 users. In addition, Facebook reports that about $ 000 was invested in ads on the social network.

Facebook account that Twitter notice the movements of the PP in its social network and thanks to this the accounts have been detected. They emphasize that they will continue to monitor movements and that appropriate measures will be taken.

Facebook ensures that they will continue to monitor the social network and eliminate the accounts that their social network uses to manipulate people. “We remove these pages, groups and accounts based on their behavior, not the content they posted. As with all these takedowns, the people behind this activity coordinated with each other and used fake accounts to misrepresent, and that was the basis of our action. "