Facebook takes down fake Iranian accounts that targeted Israel, pushed anti-Netanyahu content

6 November 2020, 1:25 pm

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Facebook says it has taken down numerous accounts operated by a network in Iran for targeting Israel in alleged violation of its policy on foreign interference.

The social media giant says the 12 Facebook accounts, two pages and 307 Instagram accounts also targeted Iraq, but were primarily focused on Israel.

A report by Facebook says the fictitious accounts “posted memes, images and other content in Hebrew and Arabic focusing on news and current events in the countries they targeted, including anti-Prime Minister Netanyahu protests in Israel, criticism of his policies and response to the pandemic.”