Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian network ahead of election

Facebook said it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to a Russian ‘troll factory’ that has used social media accounts to spread political discord in the US since the 2016 presidential election. — AP

OAKLAND, California: Facebook said on Sept 1 that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the US since the 2016 presidential election.

Twitter also suspended five related accounts. The company said the tweets from these Russia-linked accounts “were low quality and spammy” and that most received few, if any, likes or retweets.