Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Algerian Foreign Ministry: The Algerian President directs Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf to head to Niamey as soon as possible
Algerian Foreign Ministry: Niger’s acceptance of the Algerian initiative strengthens the option of a political solution to end the crisis
Algerian Foreign Ministry: Algeria received official approval from Niger concerning the Algerian mediation initiative to resolve the crisis
Armenia says Azerbaijani forces open fire in border region
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Israeli Supreme Court decides to return the case of prisoner Kayed al-Fafsous to the Military Court of Appeals
Egyptian media, citing medical sources: Ambulances transported about 100 injuries to hospitals as a result of the Ismailia Security Directorate fire
Egyptian media: The number of people injured in the Ismailia Security Directorate fire has risen to 21 people, some of whom are in critical condition.
Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 PKK targets: Turkish MoD
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Turkish warplanes carry out an air strike that targeted the Matin area in Dohuk, northern Iraq
Israeli media: The settlers wrote the word “revenge” in the site and uprooted dozens of olive trees

Meta deletes 1600 accounts allegedly linked to Russian propaganda

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 27 Sep 2022 20:04
  • 3 Shares
  • x

In pursuing its campaign to promote Russophobia, Meta is shutting down a network of pro-Russian fake accounts.

  • Meta deletes 1600 accounts allegedly linked to Russian propaganda
    Meta deletes 1600 accounts allegedly linked to Russian propaganda

On Tuesday, formerly the Facebook company that is now Meta announced that it removed 1,600 "fake accounts" on grounds of allegedly spreading pro-Russian propaganda.

Meta, which got banned in Russia due to its permitting of Russophobia and extremism, said in a report,  "TAKEDOWN BY THE NUMBERS. Presence on Facebook and Instagram: 1,633 accounts, 703 Pages, one Group and 29 accounts on Instagram." 

It added that it took down "a small network that originated in China" over alleged anti-US propaganda.

"Our automated systems took down a number of accounts and Facebook Pages for various Community Standards violations, including impersonation and inauthenticity," it said.

On March 21, Russia took to trial a request to ban Meta after the tech giant allowed the incitement of violence against Russians on its platforms. Posts that were calling for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko were left uncensored by the social network company.

The week prior, Meta had permitted its users to incite violence against the Russian armed forces on its social media platforms in light of Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine. On April 21, Russia imposed sanctions against Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg.

Related News

Twitter Halts Its Verification Program

This is not the first time Meta promotes hate speech against a people. In the past, it has previously censored content of Palestinian rights activists and removed content documenting human rights abuses committed by "Israel" during the May 2021 Israeli aggression on Gaza.

Human Rights Watch accused Meta last year of wrongfully removing and suppressing content by Palestinians and their supporters, including content regarding human rights abuses against Palestinians.

Report: Meta restricts, bans Palestinian posts on its platformshttps://t.co/jonrjQgaS5 pic.twitter.com/sx1oMByK76

— The Inside- Palestine (@TInsidePal) September 23, 2022

The firm regularly ordered moderators to stray from standard practice and handle diverse graphic material from the Russia-Ukraine war with a light touch this year, according to previously unreported policy language obtained by The Intercept.

Like other American internet businesses, Meta swiftly implemented a slew of new policy carveouts in response to the military operation, especially allowing Ukrainians to continue posting graphic photographs of the war on Facebook and Instagram.

No such exceptions were ever granted for Palestinian victims of Israeli state brutality, and the sources don't indicate that any other suffering group was given a similar level of latitude.

Read more: Facebook blocked in Russia as Moscow backs prison time for 'fake news'

  • Meta
  • Metaverse
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Fake Accounts
  • Facebook

Most Read

BBC from the front lines in Ukraine: It's bad, counteroffensive failed

BBC from the front lines in Ukraine: It's bad, counteroffensive failed

  • Europe
  • 28 Sep 2023
Who Would Ally with the West: ‘It’s Boring – The Real Excitement is in Asia’

Who Would Ally with the West: ‘It’s Boring – The Real Excitement is in Asia’

  • Analysis
  • 30 Sep 2023
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

'Not 1 more cent': Americans are done with funding Ukraine's paychecks

  • Europe
  • 30 Sep 2023
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer tells low-income families to buy their children McDonald's burgers.

Austria Chancellor's solution to poor families: McDonald's burgers

  • Europe
  • 29 Sep 2023

Coverage

All
Morocco & Libya Disasters

Read Next

All
Egypt's Ismailia police HQs engulfed with fire (Social media)
MENA

Massive fire engulfs Egypt's Ismailia police HQs, injures dozens

trump
US & Canada

Donald Trump's civil fraud trial opens; business empire at risk

Visitors look at projected paintings and drawings at the Van Gogh exhibit during a preview of the digital exhibition titled "Infinity des Lumieres" in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on June 28 , 2021. (AFP)
Europe

AI, VR unite to depict Van Gogh's 'mental struggle' in final works

A child being treated in a makeshift ICU bed in California in 2023 (AFP via Getty Images)
US & Canada

Children are dying in US hospitals plagued with ill-prepared ERs: WSJ

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS