Facebook removes hundreds of accounts linked to fake news group in Indonesia

Facebook removes hundreds of accounts linked to fake news group in Indonesia

6 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/31/facebook-fake-news-group-indonesia/

Facebook said it has removed hundreds of Facebook and Instagram counts with links to an organization that peddled fake news.

The world’s fourth largest country with a population of over 260 million, Indonesia is in election year alongside Southeast Asia neighbors Thailand and the Philippines. Facebook said this week it has set up an ‘election integrity’ team in Singapore, its APAC HQ, as it tries to prevent its social network being misused in the lead-up to voting as happened in the U.S.