MANILA, Philippines — Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of social media giant Facebook, said it had identified and removed networks of more than 400 accounts, pages and groups in the Philippines as part of efforts to crack down against disinformation ahead of the May 9 elections.
In a blog post on Thursday, Facebook head of public policy in the Philippines Clare Amador said they had taken down at least two networks: one that was maintained by the New People’s Army (NPA) for violating their policies on prohibiting groups that have a violent mission, and another network that claimed to be “hacktivists” using authentic and duplicate accounts to post and amplify content about cyberattacks and compromising news outlets in the country.
Amador did not list the other groups involved, but added that they have also…
