PDRM linked to pro-govt troll farm in Meta quarterly report


KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has been linked to a troll farm that promotes the government and criticises its detractors, according to a report by tech giant Meta.

Meta, in its Quarterly Adversarial Threat Report, claimed that close to 1,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as Facebook groups and pages have been removed for violating the platforms' policy against coordinated inauthentic behaviour.

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