36 C
Bangkok
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Facebook removes military-linked information influencing accounts

Facebook removes military-linked information influencing accounts

Accounts targeted audiences in southern provinces

Soldiers patrol in Bacho district in Narathiwat. Facebook drops accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in the southern region run by the Internal Security Operations Command. (Bangkok Post file photo

Facebook Inc has taken down 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military, the company said on Wednesday, the first time it has removed Thai accounts with ties to the government.

The Thailand-based network removed in the latest sweep of “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” on the platform included 77 accounts, 72 pages and 18 groups on Facebook and 18 accounts…

Read more…

Latest Articles