Meta removes Iran-based fake accounts targeting Instagram users in Scotland


FILE PHOTO A 3D-printed Facebooks new rebrand logo Meta and Facebook logo are placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on November 2 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta and Facebook logo are placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -Facebook parent Meta Platforms removed a network of fake accounts that originated in Iran and targeted Instagram users in Scotland with content supporting Scottish independence, the company's investigators said on Thursday.

The network used fake accounts to pose as locals in England and Scotland, posting photos and memes about current events and criticism of the United Kingdom's government, Meta said.

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